Official UK procurement notice
EU / Netherlands Trade Programme (2025–2026)
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) seeks to appoint a suitably qualified delivery agent to design, manage and execute a bespoke European Trade Programme focused on the Netherlands and potentially one other EU region
- A structured EU trade mission to the Netherlands (between 2025 and end of March 2026)
- Bespoke business engagement itineraries including sales prospecting, market-entry mentoring, and networking.
- Civic Engagement itinerary - design and coordinate a civic engagement itinerary in consultation with the Economic Development Manager, incorporating stakeholder and local government meetings/networking opportunities, and best practice site visits.
- Alignment with the NI-NL Forum Annual Trade Dinner and civic reception to maximise economic diplomacy and visibility for participants
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Development consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The contract will be awarded based on the Most Advantageous Tender "MAT" in accordance with the ACT, applying the evaluation criteria 70% Quality 30% Cost
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Authority reference
T25/26-053- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062592- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8eaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted via etendersNI, . No other method of submissions will be accepted
Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:32 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline364 days ago28 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts358 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Oct 2025, 15:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender