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Published 26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE***FOR TENDER Bid Writing Framework REF 2627 TNDR CP 002 PME

Official notice

Authority: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0G)
Planned pipeline value£120,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 30 Oct 2028 · up to 30 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE*** PLEASE NOTE: The Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire can be accessed in the eTendersNI Cft Documents area. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a framework with a Supplier/s for Bid Writing. This market engagement exercise does not guarantee the commencement of a commercial competition resulting in monetary income or future outlay. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE eTendersNI PortaI.*** Respondees are not required to wait until the closing date to respond. PME QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ETENDERSNI CFT MESSAGING FACILITY AT ANY TIME UP TO 12:00 on 8th September 2026 eTendersNI Link: etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Economic research services · Evaluation consultancy services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Programming services of packaged software products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Oct 2030 with extensions
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Extension options published
71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis72210000 Programming services of packaged software products79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics79311400 Economic research services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE***FOR TENDER Bid Writing Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
Authority reference
REF 2627 TNDR CP 002 PME
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081278
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEconomic research servicesEvaluation consultancy servicesFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisMarket and economic research; polling and statisticsMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesProgramming services of packaged software products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0G)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec76 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

26 Aug 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published62 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
  2. Market engagement48 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    ***PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXERCISE*** PLEASE NOTE: The Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire can be accessed in the eTendersNI Cft Documents area. COMPLETED PME QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE eTendersNI PortaI : CFT REF - FODC 1186 Respondees are not required to wait until the closing date to respond PME QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ETENDERSNI CFT MESSAGING FACILITY AT ANY TIME UP TO 12:00 on 08th September 2026.

  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Contract startsin 6 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PJCN-3856-DJJN 2 Townhall Street, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, BT74 7BAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure