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title: "ID 6512168 DfE – Invest NI – Food and Drink Consumer Insights Service – Data Toolkit - Preliminary Market Engagement"
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# ID 6512168 DfE – Invest NI – Food and Drink Consumer Insights Service – Data Toolkit - Preliminary Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6512168-dfe-invest-ni-food-and-drink-consumer-insights-service-data-toolkit-preliminary-ocds-h6vhtk-069855). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Invest Northern Ireland: "ID 6512168 DfE – Invest NI – Food and Drink Consumer Insights Service – Data Toolkit - Preliminary Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Invest Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6512168-dfe-invest-ni-food-and-drink-consumer-insights-service-data-toolkit-preliminary-ocds-h6vhtk-069855#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069855`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6512168-dfe-invest-ni-food-and-drink-consumer-insights-service-data-toolkit-preliminary-ocds-h6vhtk-069855#tl-md)

## Description
Invest Northern Ireland’s Food and Drink Consumer Insights (FDCI) Service is preparing to tender for services from data suppliers to establish a data toolkit for supporting NI food and drink businesses with market and consumer research. There are currently thirteen component parts under consideration by Invest NI that will be required to make up the new Data Toolkit. It is hoped that this Pre-Market Engagement will help Invest NI understand what is currently available within the marketplace to inform the procurement strategy for each going forward. Prior to initiating any procurement process Invest NI wishes to seek feedback from suppliers on the high-level requirements, understand any supplier/product developments that are relevant to this space and to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement processes that are expected to follow. The Questionnaire can be located within the Tender documents area in eTendersNI. Interested Suppliers should download the questionnaire, complete and upload into the messaging function within eTendersNI by 3pm Thursday 5th June 2026. Any clarifications can also be submitted using the messaging function before the closing date.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79310000

- **Contract Period:** 04/06/2026 to 05/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044194-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-14T07:32:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:56:23.579Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069855