Official UK procurement notice
Tender 48/2026 - Facilitation for Mourne Gullion Strangford Sustainable Tourism Network Development Programme
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Sustainable Tourism Network Development Programme shall be delivered over an 17-month period through a phased approach designed to build stakeholder engagement, establish a robust governance framework, and support the long-term development of a sustainable tourism model for the Mourne Gullion Strangford destination.
The phased approach recognises the need to first engage and build consensus amongst tourism businesses, tourism communities and relevant stakeholders before progressing to the development and implementation of practical sustainability initiatives, monitoring frameworks and pilot projects.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- As per Tender Documentation: 90%
- As per Tender Documentation: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per Tender Documentation
- As per Tender Documentation
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 2 Sept 2026, 11:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 11:18 BST
- Authority reference
CA18406- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082979- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f036Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
2 Sept 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published52 days ago2 Sept 2026, 11:18 BST
- Clarification questions by44 days ago10 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 11:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender