Official UK procurement notice
ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII)
Authority: InterTradeIreland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe primary requirement of this tender is to engage a Managing Agent to manage and deliver Innovation Boost Phase VII on behalf of InterTradeIreland. It is anticipated that a programme set-up phase will commence at contract award (approximately October 2026) and programme delivery will operate over a maximum seven-year period from January 2027 to December 2033. Please see tender documents for full details of the scope of requirements.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Development consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Human resources management consultancy services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Miscellaneous business-related services · Placement services of personnel · +3 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,841,000
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 Company Experience
CoP2 Key Personnel Experience
CoP3 Conflict of Interest and Delivery Academic Independence
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).
Published sub-criteria (11)
- AC1 Lead Generation and Eligibility Assessment: 11%
- AC2 Innovation Assessment Completion: 11%
- AC3 Academic Identification, Matching and Partnership Development: 11%
- AC4 Joint Application Development, Quality Assurance and Approval: 13%
- AC5 Project Manager Recruitment and Project Initiation: 10%
- AC6 Project Delivery, Monitoring, Claims Support and Completion: 10%
- AC7 Off-boarding, Referral and Follow-on Support: 9%
- AC8 Showcasing, Learning and Wider Ecosystem Engagement: 4%
- AC9 Feasible Key Task Analysis and Staff Input Structure: 4%
- AC10 Contingency Planning: 4%
- AC11 Social Value: 13%
Published award criteria (11)
- AC1 Lead Generation and Eligibility Assessment: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%
- AC2 Innovation Assessment Completion: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%
- AC3 Academic Identification, Matching and Partnership Development: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%
- AC4 Joint Application Development, Quality Assurance and Approval: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 13%
- AC5 Project Manager Recruitment and Project Initiation: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%
- AC6 Project Delivery, Monitoring, Claims Support and Completion: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%
- AC7 Off-boarding, Referral and Follow-on Support: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 9%
- AC8 Showcasing, Learning and Wider Ecosystem Engagement: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%
- AC9 Feasible Key Task Analysis and Staff Input Structure: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%
- AC10 Contingency Planning: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%
- AC11 Social Value: As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 13%
- Technical & professional ability
CoP 1 Company Experience
CoP2 Key Personnel Experience
CoP3 Conflict of Interest and Delivery Academic Independence
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
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6543869- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082205- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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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. 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 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
28 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
- Clarification questions by31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 days ago29 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 71 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Aug 2026, 14:07 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Service 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender