Official UK procurement notice
ID 6282445 - DoF – Promotion and Processing of Give As You Earn (GAYE) Scheme for Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS)
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Finance, on behalf of all NICS departments and participating bodes, now wishes to appoint a Supplier (s), to supply the services associated with;
Lot 1
(a) the promotion of the NICS G.A.Y.E. scheme to its’ staff (Professional Fundraising Organisation); and
Lot 2
(b) the distribution of donations to charities nominated by individual members of staff (Payroll Giving Agency).
CPV: Administration services · Benefit services · Personnel and payroll services · Promotional services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£112,515 together) · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1Professional Fundraising OrganisationPlannedRenewalPublished value£1,000
The Supplier is required to effectively promote the NICS G.A.Y.E. scheme via a range of communication methods to a range of participating bodies. Part of this promotion will include carrying out pre-arranged visits to all of the locations where staff are employed, Suppliers must also share a webinar to participating bodies to enable them to send to staff members outside of planned visits. These pre-arranged visits are limited to the September to June period with at least one visit to be completed with each business location per year.
- Condition of participation
None
Lot #2Payroll Giving AgencyPlannedRenewalPublished value£111,515
Lot 2 Supplier must :
- Receive, via secure electronic methods, on a monthly basis the full amount of donations made by each relevant Payroll Service Provider
- Distribute donations to the charities chosen by the donor/employee within a 5 working day timeframe, as advised by the Professional Fundraising Organisation;
- Provide an assurance that all monies received are distributed correctly and on-time;
- Hold and notify the named representative of each body detailed in Annex A, of any held donations, within 5 working days of identification , until instruction is received on how to redistribute the remaining balance
- Condition of participation
None
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Condition of participation
None
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Department of Finance buys Personnel services except placement and supply services (CPV 7963), and who usually turns up
Department of Finance’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Personnel services except placement and supply services (CPV 7963) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Northern Ireland.
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Half of these awards were announced within 34 days of the bid deadline.
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1 bid50% / 14%
2–320% / 23%
4–60% / 51%
7+30% / 11%
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Below estimate0% / 48%
Within ±2%100% / 30%
Above estimate0% / 22%
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Lot #1Professional Fundraising OrganisationCPV 79631000Published estimate£1k
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 206 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid24%
2–327%
4–628%
7+21%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Payroll Giving AgencyCPV 79631000Published estimate£112k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 206 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid24%
2–327%
4–628%
7+21%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Authority reference
ID 6282445- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050920- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a911Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This competition is below the UK Threshold. Due to exemptions in Northern Ireland a tender notice will therefore not be published on Find a Tender for this competition.
This notice is being published to make the market aware of this opportunity which is now live. Details can be accessed via eTendersNI and the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) number for this opportunity is 6282445.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, paper submissions will not be accepted or considered.
Timeline
29 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published146 days ago29 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Tender notice expected146 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline121 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published29 May 2026, 15:05 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender