Official UK procurement notice
ID 5448866 INVEST NI - PROVISION OF GROW BEYOND (EARLY STAGE EXPORTERS) PROGRAMME IN GREAT BRITAIN AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2024-2029
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest 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.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Management training services · Market research services · Marketing management consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£540,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Nominated Lead Trainers Training Experience: 21%
- Nominated Lead Mentors Mentoring Experience: 33%
- Learning Objectives, Content Methodology: 10.5%
- Cost Criteria: 25%
- Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Nominated Lead Trainers Training Experience: 21
- Nominated Lead Mentors Mentoring Experience: 33
- Learning Objectives, Content Methodology: 10.5
- Social Value: 10.5
- Cost Criteria: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 12 Nov 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2025, 15:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5448866- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003684- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5ebFind a Tender
- Review procedure
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.
Publisher note: Contract monitoring the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in construction and procurement delivery. (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu... of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple... Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bids opened
- 13 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
13 Dec 2024 → 13 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline13 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published4 Feb 2025, 15:06 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until13 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2025, 15:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSMEContract | £485,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2025
- Value
- £485,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- 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.Mediation bodyReview body
- 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.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria