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Official UK procurement notice

T26-066BUS Project Evaluator - DNA Museum Project

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£30,000≈ £30k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT13.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026awarded 17 Aug 2026
Awarded to Harlow Consulting
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Sept 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders for the provision of an independent evaluation of the DNA Museum (Derry-Londonderry on the North Atlantic). The DNA Museum is a significant heritage and cultural investment located at Ebrington in Derry ~ Londonderry. It involves the preservation, redevelopment, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings to establish a new museum and archive facility. The project is designed to enhance access to heritage assets, collections, archives, and genealogy services, while also supporting broader cultural, educational, and place-based initiatives. The museum will offer an engaging visitor experience, with projected attendance reaching 75,000 visitors annually by its third year. The project is supported by a range of public and charitable funders and is being delivered in accordance with an approved Full Business Case, Activity Plan and associated governance. DCSDC now wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced external evaluation consultant to undertake an independent evaluation. The evaluation will assess delivery, outcomes and emerging impact, drawing on project documentation, stakeholder engagement and available evidence. The purpose of this tender is to appoint a consultant or consultancy team to design and deliver the evaluation in accordance with the Specification of Requirement set out below. This consultancy is specifically to evaluate the outcomes and outputs of the project and inform future delivery. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Evaluation consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2027 (1 yr)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT

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
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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
Awarded
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
24 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference
T26-066BUS Project Evaluator - DNA Museum Project
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059608
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Evaluation consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc93 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jun 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published124 days ago
    24 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by109 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline95 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published46 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Sept 2026, 14:49 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £26,0481 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harlow ConsultingSME30 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027£26,048 inc. VAT17 Aug 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Harlow ConsultingAwarded supplier 1 Cardale Park, Harrowgate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG3 1RYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender