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ID 5978081 - DfE - Provision of Video and Animation Services

Department for the Economy · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:45.

Opportunity overview

The Department for the Economy requires a Supplier to provide high quality video and animation production services to highlight its programmes and initiatives. These services will play an important role in seeking to inform and influence the Department's customers to avail of the programmes or services being shown. The Supplier will be required to film scenarios / create storyboards as briefed by Departmental officials which will include local employers, training organisations and individuals who are, or have been, engaged in Departmental programmes / initiatives. The objective in each case will be to promote these programmes and provide a clear message to the Department's customers.

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.

BNL PRODUCTIONS LTD

Matched by number
Published award value
£170k
Awarded
4 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH NI635710
Location
Craigavon, UKN07, BT66 8AH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92100000 — Motion picture and video services
  • CPV92110000 — Motion picture and video tape production and related services
  • CPV92111000 — Motion picture and video production services
  • CPV92111100 — Training-film and video-tape production
  • CPV92111200 — Advertising, propaganda and information film and video-tape production
  • CPV92111250 — Information film production
  • CPV92111260 — Information video-tape production
  • CPV92140000 — Video-tape projection services

Lots

  • Lot 1£170k

Documents and notices

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 5978081
Status
complete
Published risks
Exclusions If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded. 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. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to hold additional rounds of negotiation / dialogue with tenderers; to require the submission of any further or additional information or tender submissions; to award the Contract following the submission of initial tenders and/or to down-select tenderers at specified points in the process. For the avoidance of doubt, final tenders will not be subject to any negotiation with the Contracting Authority (however, they may be subject to clarification, if required, at the Contracting Authority’s absolute discretion). The Contracting Authority reserves the right: to reject any or all PSQ or tender responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement process at any stage; to award a contract without prior notice; to change the basis of, the procedure and the timescales set out or referred to in the procurement documents; to require a tenderer to clarify its PSQ or tender response in writing and/or provide additional information; to terminate the procurement process; and/or to amend the terms and conditions of the PSQ or tender evaluation process or negotiation process in line with section 31 of the Procurement Act 2023. Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
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
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
2 Jul 2025, 15:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice For ANI clients insert: 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.

Enquiry period

Ends
24 Jun 2025, 15:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
204,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
AC1 - Proposed Methodology
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
36
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
AC2 - Personnel Experience
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
AC3 - Contract Management
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
9
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
AC4 - Total Contract Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
As per tender documentation
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
As per Tender documentation.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motion picture and video services
Entry 2
Id
92110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motion picture and video tape production and related services
Entry 3
Id
92111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motion picture and video production services
Entry 4
Id
92111100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training-film and video-tape production
Entry 5
Id
92111200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Advertising, propaganda and information film and video-tape production
Entry 6
Id
92140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Video-tape projection services
Entry 7
Id
92111250
Scheme
CPV
Description
Information film production
Entry 8
Id
92111260
Scheme
CPV
Description
Information video-tape production

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
028914-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 May 2025, 16:10

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZXX-5679-MBYZ
Name
Department for the Economy

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT2 8FD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Adelaide House, 39/49 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PZXX-5679-MBYZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Role Details
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

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Identifier

Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-NI635710
Name
BNL PRODUCTIONS LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Craigavon
Postal Code
BT66 8AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
21 High Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
NI635710
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PCRR-6952-QMVJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
5 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
ID 5978081 - DfE - Provision of Video and Animation Services
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
5 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Motion picture and video services

Value

Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
204,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046319-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 17:42

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-NI635710
Name
BNL PRODUCTIONS LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
14 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
ID 5978081 - DfE - Provision of Video and Animation Services
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
18 Aug 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable to this contract

Value

Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
204,000

Period

Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052602-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 16:49

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UKN06 · BT2 8FD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN0 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052a13-2025-08-29T16:49:14+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·