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ID 5448866 INVEST NI - PROVISION OF GROW BEYOND (EARLY STAGE EXPORTERS) PROGRAMME IN GREAT BRITAIN AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2024-2029

Invest Northern Ireland · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:10.

Opportunity overview

Invest NI is now seeking to appoint a Contractor for the delivery and management of “The Grow Beyond Programme” for a five-year period from 2024-2029, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4 2024/25. The Grow Beyond Programme (Grow Beyond) is an export capability development service aimed at Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are either • selling outside Northern Ireland into the RoI and/or GB for the first time or • growing export sales in RoI and GB from a limited base.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV79413000 — Marketing management consultancy services
  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
  • CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services
  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV80532000 — Management training services

Lots

  • Invest NI is now seeking to appoint a Contractor for the delivery and management of “The Grow Beyond Programme” for a five-year period from 2024-2029, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4 2024/25. The Grow Beyond Programme (Grow Beyond) is an export capability development service aimed at Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are either • selling outside Northern Ireland into the RoI and/or GB for the first time or • growing export sales in RoI and GB from a limited base.£540k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 5448866
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was. communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
13 Dec 2024, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
13 Dec 2024, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
13 Dec 2024, 15:00

Classification

Id
79413000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing management consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
13 Mar 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

written

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
1

Type

document

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Invest NI is now seeking to appoint a Contractor for the delivery and management of “The Grow Beyond Programme” for a five-year period from 2024-2029, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4 2024/25. The Grow Beyond Programme (Grow Beyond) is an export capability development service aimed at Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are either • selling outside Northern Ireland into the RoI and/or GB for the first time or • growing export sales in RoI and GB from a limited base.

Value

Amount
540,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The contract will run for an initial period of 24 months from the date of appointment with an option to extend for one further period of 24 months First Extension Period and one final option to extend for 12 months Final Extension Period, subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary provision. Costs shall be fixed for the initial contract period.

Renewal

Description
As per contract documents.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Nominated Lead Trainers Training Experience
Type
quality
Description
21
Criterion 2
Name
Nominated Lead Mentors Mentoring Experience
Type
quality
Description
33
Criterion 3
Name
Learning Objectives, Content Methodology
Type
quality
Description
10.5
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10.5
Criterion 5
Name
Cost Criteria
Type
cost
Description
25

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Northern Ireland

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN0
Entry 3
Region
UKN
Entry 4
Region
UKN0

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services
Entry 2
Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Market research services
Entry 4
Id
80532000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Management training services
Entry 5
Id
73210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research consultancy services
Entry 6
Id
73220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Development consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-83458
Name
Invest Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
04
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Economic affairs

Identifier

Legal Name
Invest Northern Ireland

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-51529
Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-54272
Name
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Bangor
Postal Code
BT20 5AF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39a Main Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-20217
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Award information

Award 1
Id
003684-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-54272
Name
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
003684-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
003684-2025-1-1
Date Signed
28 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
485,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN
  • Delivery location · UKN0

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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