Official UK procurement notice
DFE - INTERTRADEIRELAND - ALL ISLAND BUSINESS MONITOR
Authority: InterTradeIreland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInterTradeIreland has awarded a contract to a Supplier to undertake 16 quarterly
surveys (over 3 years with an option to extend for a 4th year) with data collection and
analysis for Q1 2026 to Q4 2029 on business confidence and various all-island business
and economic themes. The Supplier will provide up to 80 in-depth interviews a year and
up to a maximum of 8 Pulse Surveys a year, the timing of which is flexible, through the
timeframe of the project (for data collection periods Q1 2026 - Q4 2029). the estimated
commencement date of this contract is 1 April 2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Customer services · Customer survey services · Market research services · Survey services · Telephone survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£899,000
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- AC1:Proposed Team Experience: 25%
- AC2: Proposed Methodology: 25%
- AC4: Contract Management: 10%
- AC5: Total Contract Price: 30%
- AC3: Social value: Promoting wellbeing as detailed in the Tender Documents: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- AC1:Proposed Team Experience: Proposed Team Experience: as detailed in the Tender Documents
- AC2: Proposed Methodology: Proposed Methodology: as detailed in Instructions to Tender
- AC3: Social value: Promoting wellbeing as detailed in the Tender Documents: Social value: Promoting wellbeing:
- AC4: Contract Management: Contract Management: as detailed in the Tender Documents
- AC5: Total Contract Price: Total Contract Price: as detailed in the Tender Documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 28 Jan 2030
- First published
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
6156467- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007547- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0610cbFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated
contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into
account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services
as detailed in the tender documents. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the
procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding
contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will
be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the
Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT)
opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not
be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of
charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epp ↗
Timeline
28 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published271 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago13 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline245 days ago23 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by230 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent230 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends219 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published215 days ago25 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026- Tender notice published28 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptive Insight Market Research LimitedSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: One optional extenstion of 1 year | £816,000 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DFE - INTERTRADEIRELAND - ALL ISLAND BUSINESS MONITOR · Perceptive Insight Market Research LimitedSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £816,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The option to extend for a further 12 months, from 1 April 2029 to 31 March 2030, subject to a successful performance review. facilitates data collection, analysis and reporting for Q1 2029 to Q4 2029.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Service DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery -Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PERCEPTIVE INSIGHT MARKET RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender