Official UK procurement notice
ID 5422287 - DfE - InterTradeIreland - Event Management Services
Authority: InterTradeIreland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInterTradeIreland requires a supplier to provide strategic event management services and to support the delivery of its programme of events in both Northern Ireland and Ireland. InterTradeIreland holds a number of events each year, ranging from small workshops, webinars, larger conferences, networking events and award dinners. These events are not only an essential part of programme delivery, but also assist InterTradeIreland in achieving the necessary levels of awareness, engagement and credibility amongst key audiences and meet annual brand awareness, pipeline and programme participation targets. Tenderers should refer to the Specification for further details on the services required.
CPV: Event services · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Fair and exhibition organisation services · Seminar organisation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,600,000
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 (7)
- AC1 Event Director Experience: 13.3%
- AC2 Event Manager Experience: 11.9%
- AC3 Dedicated Event Delivery Team Experience: 10.5%
- AC4 Propsoed Methodology: 15.4%
- AC5 Contract Management: 8.4%
- AC7 Total Cost for VC Event: 30%
- AC6 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (7)
- AC1 Event Director Experience: 13.3
- AC2 Event Manager Experience: 11.9
- AC3 Dedicated Event Delivery Team Experience: 10.5
- AC4 Propsoed Methodology: 15.4
- AC5 Contract Management: 8.4
- AC6 Social Value: 10.5
- AC7 Total Cost for VC Event: 30
- 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
- First published
- 4 Feb 2025, 11:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2025, 16:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
5422287- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019866- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db63Find a Tender
- 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: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor 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 Contractor 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 notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
5 Mar 2025 → 3 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline5 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published8 May 2025, 16:53 BST
- Bids must remain valid until3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 May 2025, 16:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSMEContract | £1,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2025
- Value
- £1,600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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 amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.