Official UK procurement notice
T25/26-024 EU TRADE PROGRAMME
Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAligned with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council’s (LCCC) Corporate Plan 2024–2028 under the Prosperity Theme – “We benefit from a growing and vibrant economy”, this tender seeks the services of an experienced delivery agent to design, manage and execute a bespoke European Trade Programme focused on the Netherlands. This will be the cornerstone EU export development programme for the Council over the next financial year.
Building upon a proven history of successful trade missions and a strategic collaboration with the NI-NL Trade Society, this initiative will strengthen export readiness among local SMEs, enhance trade capabilities, and deliver tangible commercial outcomes. The programme will also support the reactivation of the NI-NL Trade Society, facilitating participation in the flagship Annual Dutch Trade Dinner (subject to scheduling).
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development 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: Quality 70 per cent Cost 30 per cent.
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
- 1 Jul 2025, 13:03 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2025, 13:03 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036400- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556aeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
1 Jul 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 Jul 2025, 13:03 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Jul 2025, 13:03 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