Official UK procurement notice
ID 6262347 - DFE - Invest NI - Event Management Services
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) has appointed one Supplier to provide Event Management Services. The contractual outputs are linked to the Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme for Government (PfG) 2024-2027 ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most, The Economy Minister’s Economic Vision and Invest Northern Ireland’s Our Future in Focus Business Strategy (2024-27).
CPV: Cataloguing services · Event services · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Fair and exhibition organisation services · Storage services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- 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 Methodology and Resource Management: As per Tender documents Weighting - 15%
- AC2 Core Event Delivery Team Experience: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10.2%
- AC3 Event Director / Manager Experience: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10.2%
- AC4 Display Stand Requirements: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4.8%
- AC5 Provision and Management of an online conference solution which can also be used to deliver hybrid events: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4.8%
- AC6 Social Value: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10.2%
- AC7 Contract Management: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4.8%
- AC8 Scenario 1 Cost: As per Tender Documents Weighting - 8.4%
- AC9 Scenario 2 Cost: As per Tender Documents Weighting - 8.4%
- AC10 Scenario 3 Cost: As per Tender Documents Weighting - 8.4%
- AC11 Scenario 4 Cost: As per Tender Documents Weighting - 8.4%
- AC12 Storage Facility Cost (per annum cost): As per Tender Documents Weighting - 4%
- AC13 Online conference solution which can also be used to deliver hybrid events (per annum cost): As per Tender Documents Weighting - 2.4%
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Apr 2026, 17:13 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 May 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6262347- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031215- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c7bFind 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. 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 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
3 Apr 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published205 days ago3 Apr 2026, 17:13 BST
- Clarification questions by178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline171 days ago7 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by153 days ago25 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts91 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends90 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published89 days ago28 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2026- Tender notice published3 Apr 2026, 17:13 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 14:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2026, 14:44 BST
- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTDSME29 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2028 · up to 28 Jul 2031Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with further options to extend of 2 years and 1 year respectively (2yr + 2yr + 1yr) | £6,000,000 | 8 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6262347 - DFE - Invest NI - Event Management Services · EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTDSME
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Period
- 29 Jul 2026 – 28 Jul 2028 · up to 28 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with further options to extend of 2 years and 1 year respectively (2yr + 2yr + 1yr)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTDSME · Northern Ireland
- did not winANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSME · Northern Ireland
- did not winMORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTDSME · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
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
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDBidder / tenderer
- EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTDAwarded supplier
- MORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
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