Official UK procurement notice
DFE - Insolvency Service - Provision of Insolvency Services
Authority: Department for the Economy (DfE) - Energy Group (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Insolvency Service is a branch within the Department for the Economy. The Official
Receiver (OR) is a Civil Servant in the Insolvency Service within the Department and is
also an Officer of the Court in his roles of Trustee in Bankruptcy and Liquidator in
companies that have been wound up by the Court.
The Department for the Economy (the Buyer) is seeking to appoint two Suppliers for the
provision of Insolvency Services to complete the administration of cases once the Official
Receiver's statutory investigations have been completed.
When the Department for Economy identifies a piece of work, it will be offered to the Supplier ranked first. The Supplier ranked second will be offered a commission in the event of;
(a) a conflict of interest for Supplier ranked first (this must be confirmed by email) or
(b) Supplier ranked first not having the capacity to deliver a project within the required
timeframe.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Management-related services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 50%
- Quantitative Criteria: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria
- Quantitative Criteria
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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 29 Sept 2025
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 16:44 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2025, 16:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
ID5967001- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048177- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058687Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. 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
- 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 23:59 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
12 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 16:44 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline396 days ago15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by382 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent381 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts369 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends364 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published347 days ago3 Nov 2025, 16:18 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2025- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 16:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2025, 15:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Nov 2025, 16:18 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Tilly Mooney MooreSME, GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS (NI) LLPSME, GRANT THORNTON NI LLPSMEjoint awardID 5967001 DFE - Insolvency Service - Provision of Insolvency Services20 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2029 | £300,000 | 1 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5967001 DFE - Insolvency Service - Provision of Insolvency Services · Baker Tilly Mooney MooreSME, GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS (NI) LLPSME, GRANT THORNTON NI LLPSME
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- 21 Oct 2025 – 20 Oct 2029
- Status
- active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther 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.
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Baker Tilly Mooney MooreAwarded supplier
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS (NI) LLPAwarded supplier
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS (NI) LLPAwarded 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