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Published 22 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 6372508 - DFE - InterTradeIreland - Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition - Business Plan Markers

Official notice

Authority: InterTradeIreland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)£579,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 May 2026awarded 5 Jun 2026
Awarded to Donncha Hughes, Business Advisor +4 more
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

InterTradeIreland requires a panel of external assessors to support Stages 1 and 2 of the All Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition for the period 2026 to 2030.

Assessors will review short?form pitch decks at Stage 1 and extended decks or full business plans at Stage 2, providing scoring and detailed written feedback via an online scoring portal. They must deliver clear, anonymous, investor style assessments within strict annual timelines and attend mandatory moderation / decision meetings (to determine which companies progress to the next stage of the competition).

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Economic research services · Evaluation consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 12 suppliers · 8 bids received (0.7 per place) · 5 appointed
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework

Call Off Ordering Procedures

Call off contracts will initially be offered to the Most Advantageous Tenderer, ranked highest on the framework. This process will continue sequentially down the ranked framework until the required number of Assessors has been appointed to form the panel.

InterTradeIreland will proceed to the next ranked Assessor if:

  1. the initially approached Assessor has an actual or perceived conflict of interest; or
  2. the Assessor does not respond to the offer of work within 3 working days; or
  3. the Assessor confirms that it does not have the capacity to undertake the work within 13 working days of the request; or
  4. the Assessor has been suspended or removed from the Call off list in accordance with Schedule 2 (Framework Monitoring) of the Terms and Conditions for Framework Arrangements.

This process will continue until the list of Assessors has been exhausted.

For the avoidance of doubt, where an Assessor declines or is unable to undertake a specific Call off contract, this will not affect their ranking for the purposes of subsequent Call off awards. Future Call off contracts will again be offered to the highest ranked available Assessor.

Panel

Where there is a tie in the daily rate between two Assessors competing for the final marking position, the tied assessors will each be allocated an equal share of the work required (for example, 50% each).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£579,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £579,000 exc. VAT · £694,800 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for two further periods of 1yr each
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security79311400 Economic research services79410000 Business and management consultancy services79411100 Business development consultancy services79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Tender documentation

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • AC1 - Personnel Experience: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 70%
  • AC2 - Daily Rates: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • “ID 6372508 - DFE - InterTradeIreland - Seedcorn Investor Readiness…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2026, 16:34 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
Authority reference
ID 6372508
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036431
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEconomic research servicesEvaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068822 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-… ↗

Contract Value

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
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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/epps ↗

Timeline

22 Apr 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published178 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by150 days ago
    19 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period ends143 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent131 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by123 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends120 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts108 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published105 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 16:34 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 10:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 15:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2026, 15:47 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 16:34 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 51 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Donncha Hughes, Business AdvisorSMEVCSE, INTEGRA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITEDSMEVCSE, PETER QUINN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTDSMEVCSE, PROFILETREE WEB DESIGN AND DIGITAL MARKETING LTDSME, TEBFG LTDSME +4 more19 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2029 · up to 18 Jun 2030Extensions: Option to extend for one further period of 1yr£579,0005 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders84—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

IntertradeIreland

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PZBY-5224-MBBM Kilmorey Street, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT34 2DEContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services 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.GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV BELFAST, Northern IrelandContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice
  • Donncha Hughes, Business AdvisorFramework contractorGB-PPON: PGTR-1234-GTND 3 Lackagh More, Galway, IE, H65DD85, IEContact email
  • INTEGRA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: NI605016GB-PPON: PQND-9877-XQCG 21 Ballyalton Road, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 5JXContact email
  • INTEGRA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PQND-9877-XQCG 21 Ballyalton Road, NEWTOWNARDS, Northern Ireland, BT23 5JXContact email
  • PETER QUINN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: NI050968GB-PPON: PRPR-7363-MXYM 80 Fergort Road, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, BT60 3DWContact email
  • PETER QUINN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PRPR-7363-MXYM 80 Fergort Road, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, BT60 3DWContact email
  • PROFILETREE WEB DESIGN AND DIGITAL MARKETING LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: NI665548GB-PPON: PQJQ-4576-NRBG Mcsweeney Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT15 2AYContact email
  • PROFILETREE WEB DESIGN AND DIGITAL MARKETING LTDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PQJQ-4576-NRBG McSweeney Centre, 31 Henry Pl,, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT15 2AYContact email
  • TEBFG LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: SC856041GB-PPON: PYWV-1647-HWNW 7 Westbourne Gardens, Prestwick, Scotland, KA9 1JEContact email
  • TEBFG LTDFramework contractorGB-PPON: PYWV-1647-HWNW 7 Westbourne Gardens, PRESTWICK, Scotland, KA9 1JEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCXID 6372508 - Terms and Conditions for Framework Agreement

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender