Official UK procurement notice
ID 6097312 DAC 70/25 - Department for Communities – Engaged Communities - Sport NI – Staffing Resource
Authority: SportNI (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of an Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Sport NI for a period of one year with a further optional extension year.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 14:38 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Authority reference
6097312- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058508- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cf9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
This Direct Award is justified on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 22 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published400 days ago22 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published22 Aug 2025, 14:38 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Sept 2025, 16:12 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2025, 14:00 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARO CONSULTING LIMITED16 Sept 2025 – 21 Aug 2026 · up to 21 Aug 2027Extensions: One optional extension period of up to 12 months | £245,609 | 3 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6097312 DAC 70/25 - Department for Communities – Engaged Communities - Sport NI – Staffing Resource · MARO CONSULTING LIMITED
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2025
- Value
- £245,609
- Period
- 18 Sept 2025 – 17 Sept 2026 · up to 15 Sept 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One possible extension to 15 September 2027
No agreed KPIs: There is no requirement to report on KPIs as the value of this contract is not above the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionBeneficiary 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- MARO CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MARO CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender