Official UK procurement notice
DfE - Tourism NI - Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Research
Authority: Tourism Northern Ireland Tourism NI·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTourism NI wish to appoint a Supplier to carry out a programme of industry research. As a core requirement Tourism NI envisage a minimum of one tourism barometer survey each year with a broadly representative sample of Northern Ireland’s tourism industry to provide an insight into year-to-date tourism performance and outlook for the remainder of the year. Additional be-spoke ad hoc industry surveys and research projects on a range of industry wide or sector specific topics may also be required including for example; evaluation surveys for industry support programmes and key Business to Business trade events, including business conferences surveys, These additional surveys and other projects, such as quick turnaround surveys and qualitative in-depth interviews/ industry focus groups will be ad-hoc, demand-led and budget dependent. The contract period will be fixed for 3 years with no optional extension. Please refer to tender documents for full details.
- Recurrence: Estimated to be February 2028
CPV: Customer survey services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Market research services · Public-opinion polling services · Survey design services · Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£155,000
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 (6)
- Proposed Consumer Quantitative Research Methodology: 29.4%
- Proposed Consumer Qualitative Research Methodology: 10.5%
- Key Personnel Experience: 14%
- Contract Management and Contingency: 5.6%
- Total Contract Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed Consumer Quantitative Research Methodology: 29.4
- Proposed Consumer Qualitative Research Methodology: 10.5
- Key Personnel Experience: 14
- Contract Management and Contingency: 5.6
- Social Value: 10.5
- Total Contract Price: 30
- Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the tender documents
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Estimated to be February 2028
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 14:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022664- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6e2Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As detailed in the tender documents
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be. regularly. monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on. contract. requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is. paying for.. If a Supplier fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be. given a. specified time to improve. If, after the specified time they still fail to reach. satisfactory levels. of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior. management in CPD for. further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not. improve to satisfactory. levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of. grave professional. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance and the. contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance can result. in the Supplier being excluded from all procurement competitions. being undertaken by. Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the. Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Mar 2025
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline20 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Mar 2025
- Notice published19 May 2025, 14:16 BST
- Bids must remain valid until18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Status changed to complete19 May 2025, 14:16 BST
- Buyer details updated19 May 2025, 14:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COGNISENSE LTDSME | £155,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DfE - Tourism NI - Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Research · COGNISENSE LTDSME
- Signed
- 14 May 2025
- Value
- £155,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Tourism Northern Ireland TNIContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COGNISENSE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.