Scope
Reference
ID 5967001
Description
The Insolvency Service is a branch within the Department for the Economy. The Official Receiver (OR) is a Civil Servant in the Insolvency Service within the Department and is also an Officer of the Court in his roles of Trustee in Bankruptcy and Liquidator in companies that have been wound up by the Court.
The Department for the Economy (the Buyer) is seeking to appoint two Suppliers for the provision of Insolvency Services to complete the administration of cases once the Official Receiver's statutory investigations have been completed.
When the Department for Economy identifies a piece of work, it will be offered to the Supplier ranked first.
The Supplier ranked second will be offered a commission in the event of;
(a) a conflict of interest for Supplier ranked first (this must be confirmed by email) or
(b) Supplier ranked first not having the capacity to deliver a project within the required timeframe.
The next work commission will again be offered to the Supplier ranked 1st even if they did not accept the previous assignment.
The Insolvency Service currently has approximately 100 cases to issue immediately and would expect to offer at least one batch of 10 cases per month which is likely to rise if case numbers continue to increase.
Total value (estimated)
- £300,000 excluding VAT
- £360,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 13 October 2025 to 12 October 2029
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
Submission
Enquiry deadline
5 September 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
15 September 2025, 11:59pm
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)
29 September 2025
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 29 September 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Criteria | Quality | 50% |
| Quantitative Criteria | Price | 50% |
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. 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.
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Department for the Economy
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZXX-5679-MBYZ
Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8FD
United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Website: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/topics/insolvency-service
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