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# Northern Ireland Entrepreneurship Support Service (NIESS) Enquiry Handling Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northern-ireland-entrepreneurship-support-service-niess-enquiry-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Belfast City Council: "Northern Ireland Entrepreneurship Support Service (NIESS) Enquiry Handling Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Belfast City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Office-support services, Telephone operator services, Telephone-answering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northern-ireland-entrepreneurship-support-service-niess-enquiry-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5`

## 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/northern-ireland-entrepreneurship-support-service-niess-enquiry-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/northern-ireland-entrepreneurship-support-service-niess-enquiry-handling-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5#participate

## Description
The Northern Ireland Enterprise Support Service (NIESS) will provide enterprise support provision across four pillars (Engage, Foundation, Enabling Growth and Accelerated Scaling) for the whole of Northern Ireland. To manage enquiries across each of the pillars an Enquiry Handling Service is required, to direct individuals/entrepreneurs on their ‘customer journey.’ The service will cover all 11 Councils in Northern Ireland.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79500000, 79511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016355-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-09T06:40:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:23:26.264Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d4e5