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ID 5448827 Invest NI - Development and Delivery of the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme

Invest Northern Ireland · compiled

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

Opportunity overview

Invest NI in recognising the challenge for SME’s and in particular Early-Stage Exporters to grow outside Northern Ireland, wish to appoint a Contractor for the design and development of the “Going Dutch Programme” that will support and develop the capability of our companies, giving them the confidence, ambition, knowledge and skills required to develop new external and export markets for the first time. As a result, Invest NI is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the development, delivery and management of the programme for an initial period of 24 months from the date of appointment, with the option to extend for two further periods of 24 months and 12 months respectively, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4, 2024/25. Please see the Specification Schedule for further information.

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
  • CPV66100000 — Banking and investment services
  • CPV66150000 — Financial markets administration services
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
  • CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
  • CPV73400000 — Research and Development services on security and defence materials
  • CPV75000000 — Administration, defence and social security services
  • CPV75110000 — General public services
  • CPV75111100 — Executive services
  • CPV75111200 — Legislative services
  • CPV75120000 — Administrative services of agencies
  • CPV75130000 — Supporting services for the government
  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community
  • CPV75210000 — Foreign affairs and other 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 in recognising the challenge for SME’s and in particular Early-Stage Exporters to grow outside Northern Ireland, wish to appoint a Contractor for the design and development of the “Going Dutch Programme” that will support and develop the capability of our companies, giving them the confidence, ambition, knowledge and skills required to develop new external and export markets for the first time. As a result, Invest NI is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the development, delivery and management of the programme for an initial period of 24 months from the date of appointment, with the option to extend for two further periods of 24 months and 12 months respectively, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4, 2024/25. Please see the Specification Schedule for further information.£924k

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 5448827
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Review Details
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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
15 Jan 2025, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
15 Jan 2025, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
15 Jan 2025, 15:00

Classification

Id
79413000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing management consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
15 Apr 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 in recognising the challenge for SME’s and in particular Early-Stage Exporters to grow outside Northern Ireland, wish to appoint a Contractor for the design and development of the “Going Dutch Programme” that will support and develop the capability of our companies, giving them the confidence, ambition, knowledge and skills required to develop new external and export markets for the first time. As a result, Invest NI is seeking to appoint a Supplier for the development, delivery and management of the programme for an initial period of 24 months from the date of appointment, with the option to extend for two further periods of 24 months and 12 months respectively, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4, 2024/25. Please see the Specification Schedule for further information.

Value

Amount
924,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The initial contract period will run for a period of up to 24 months with a first option to extend for up to 24 months and a second optional extension period of up to 12 months.

Renewal

Description
As per contract documents

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Delivering an Export Development Programme
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 Lead Programme Trainers and/or Trade Advisers Experience: Market Research / Export Projects
Type
quality
Description
25.5
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 Learning Objectives, Content and Methodology
Type
quality
Description
9
Criterion 4
Name
AC4 Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10.5
Criterion 5
Name
AC5 Total Contract Price
Type
cost
Description
25

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN

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
Entry 7
Id
75110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
General public services
Entry 8
Id
75120000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administrative services of agencies
Entry 9
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community
Entry 10
Id
66150000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial markets administration services
Entry 11
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 12
Id
75000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administration, defence and social security services
Entry 13
Id
75111100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Executive services
Entry 14
Id
75130000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Supporting services for the government
Entry 15
Id
75210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Foreign affairs and other services
Entry 16
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 17
Id
75111200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legislative services
Entry 18
Id
66100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Banking and investment services
Entry 19
Id
73100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 20
Id
73400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and Development services on security and defence materials

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-82238
Name
Invest Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT2 7ES
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street

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

Name
ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
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

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-142783
Name
Invest Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT2 7ES
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bedford Square 1 Bedford Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Invest Northern Ireland

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-141809
Name
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
NL
Locality
Amsterdam
Postal Code
1077 JX
Country Name
Netherlands
Street Address
Beethovenstraat 176

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.

Contact

Telephone
+31 204217400
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-141603
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
012780-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-141809
Name
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
012780-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
012780-2025-1-1
Date Signed
3 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
85,585
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UKN · BT2 7ES · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04c11d-2025-04-03T12:29:08+01:00compiled ·