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ID 6543869 - Managing Agent for InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (Phase VII)

InterTradeIreland · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:46.

Opportunity overview

The primary requirement of this tender is to engage a Managing Agent to manage and deliver Innovation Boost Phase VII on behalf of InterTradeIreland. It is anticipated that a programme set-up phase will commence at contract award (approximately October 2026) and programme delivery will operate over a maximum seven-year period from January 2027 to December 2033. Please see tender documents for full details of the scope of requirements.

Classification

  • CPV72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
  • CPV73220000 — Development consultancy services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79411000 — General management consultancy services
  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services
  • CPV79412000 — Financial management consultancy services
  • CPV79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79610000 — Placement services of personnel
  • CPV79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
  • CPV79621000 — Supply services of office personnel
  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • CPV79990000 — Miscellaneous business-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.8m

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 6543869
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
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

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
29 Sept 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Sept 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
12 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.financeni.gov.uk/articles/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. 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.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
3,372,000
Amount
2,841,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
AC1 Lead Generation and Eligibility Assessment
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
11
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
AC2 Innovation Assessment Completion
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
11
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
AC3 Academic Identification, Matching and Partnership Development
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 11%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
11
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
AC4 Joint Application Development, Quality Assurance and Approval
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 13%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
13
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
AC5 Project Manager Recruitment and Project Initiation
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
AC6 Project Delivery, Monitoring, Claims Support and Completion
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
quality
Name
AC7 Off-boarding, Referral and Follow-on Support
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 9%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
9
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Type
quality
Name
AC8 Showcasing, Learning and Wider Ecosystem Engagement
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
4
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 9
Type
quality
Name
AC9 Feasible Key Task Analysis and Staff Input Structure
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
4
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 10
Type
quality
Name
AC10 Contingency Planning
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 4%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
4
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 11
Type
quality
Name
AC11 Social Value
Description
As per Tender Documentation Weighting - 13%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
13
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
CoP 1 Company Experience CoP2 Key Personnel Experience CoP3 Conflict of Interest and Delivery Academic Independence

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Initial five-year period for the Managing Agent to recruit all collaborative projects to the programme in accordance with the targets set out in this Specification Schedule and to manage those projects through to completion. The core contract will deliver recruitment of businesses over a five year period with a two-year extended delivery period is to enable the Managing Agent to oversee the final projects through to completion and will not include the recruitment of any new companies onto the programme.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72221000
Description
Business analysis consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73220000
Description
Development consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411000
Description
General management consultancy services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
79411100
Description
Business development consultancy services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
79412000
Description
Financial management consultancy services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
79414000
Description
Human resources management consultancy services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
79610000
Description
Placement services of personnel
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
79620000
Description
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
79621000
Description
Supply services of office personnel
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
79900000
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
79990000
Description
Miscellaneous business-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
082205-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 14:07
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
InterTradeIreland
Id
GB-PPON-PZBY-5224-MBBM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZBY-5224-MBBM

Address

Street Address
Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Locality
Newry
Postal Code
BT34 2DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN08

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies and Service Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
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.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

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

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newry · UKN08 · BT34 2DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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