Official UK procurement notice
DfE - Invest NI - Provision of NI Green Economy Intelligence
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest NI wishes to appoint a Supplier to deliver a Northern Ireland Green Economy
Intelligence Contract. The Contract shall focus on researching and identifying Green
Economy related opportunities and complementary capabilities in high value sectors,
including but not limited to, Agri-food and Drink, Life and Health Sciences, Advanced
Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital Technologies, Construction, Financial, Professional
and Business Services, and Low Carbon and Green Tech
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Evaluation consultancy services · Research and experimental development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,083,333
- 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).
- AC1 - Proposed Methodology: Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- AC2 - Proposed Team Experience: Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- AC3 - Contract Management: Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- AC4 - Social Value: Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- AC5 - Total Contract Price: Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- AC6 - Daily Rate for Ad hoc Services : Please Instructions to Tender for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jun 2025, 10:25 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
ID 5827028- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034949- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055316Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
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. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. 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.
- Risks
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- 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/epps ↗
Timeline
25 Jun 2025 → 3 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:25 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published3 Sept 2025, 12:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2025, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2025, 12:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: There will be an option within the Contract, pending satisfactory performance and evaluation and budgetary approval, to extend the Contract for one further period of 24 months. At the beginning of each financial year Invest NI and the Supplier will agree the business plan for the year | £2,083,333 | 18 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
DfE - Invest NI - Provision of NI Green Economy Intelligence · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,747,422
- Period
- 2 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One further period of 24 months
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable to this contract due to value
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and 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.
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Ove Arup & Partners 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