Scope
Reference
ID 5827028
Description
Invest NI wishes to appoint a Supplier to deliver a Northern Ireland Green Economy Intelligence Contract. The Contract shall focus on researching and identifying Green Economy related opportunities and complementary capabilities in high value sectors, including but not limited to, Agri-food and Drink, Life and Health Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital Technologies, Construction, Financial, Professional and Business Services, and Low Carbon and Green Tech
Total value (estimated)
- £2,083,333 excluding VAT
- £2,500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 11 August 2025 to 10 August 2028
- Possible extension to 10 August 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for one further period of 24 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Participation
Technical ability conditions of participation
As per Tender documentation.
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
18 July 2025, 3:00pm
Tender submission deadline
28 July 2025, 3:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
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 https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
11 August 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Proposed Methodology | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Quality |
| AC2 - Proposed Team Experience | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Quality |
| AC3 - Contract Management | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Quality |
| AC4 - Social Value | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Quality |
| AC5 - Total Contract Price | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Price |
| AC6 - Daily Rate for Ad hoc Services | Please Instructions to Tender for further information. |
Price |
Weighting description
Award Criteria
Other information
Payment terms
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
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. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. 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.
Description of risks to contract performance
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Invest Northern Ireland
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTC-4224-XGDP
1 Bedford Street,
Belfast
BT2 7ES
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction 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.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast