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Published 21 Jan 2026, 10:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-010HCO Advice Services Support and Advice Quality Control Audit Services for DCSDC

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£58,068≈ £19k / year · £58,068 inc. VAT1.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 24 Apr 2026

Awarded to Williamson Consulting

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) Community Services Section (Health and Community Directorate) invites submission of competitive tenders to progress work in relation to Advice Services Support and provide all aspects of the Advice Quality Control Audit for the area. Derry City and Strabane District Council continues to lead the way in how it commissions and funds the Generalist Voluntary Sector for the delivery of Independent Advice Services. Derry City and Strabane District Council strives to ensure that residents within the Council area have access to free quality advice. Free independent advice is an essential element of Council’s Advice Services Support Programme. Your submission must be submitted via EtendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auditing services · Industrial quality control services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£58,068

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £58,068 exc. VAT · £58,068 inc. VAT

71731000 Industrial quality control services 79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services 79212000 Auditing services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further details.

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: Awarded
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: 21 Jan 2026, 10:20 GMT
Last source update: 14 May 2026, 10:40 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005136
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuditing servicesIndustrial quality control services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060aa9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

21 Jan 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published280 days ago
21 Jan 2026, 10:20 GMT
Clarification questions by263 days ago
6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline249 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published167 days ago
14 May 2026, 10:40 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
21 Jan 2026, 10:20 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 May 2026, 10:40 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 May 2026, 10:40 BST
Contract signature expected
14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £57,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Williamson ConsultingSME15 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2029	£57,000 inc. VAT	24 Apr 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Williamson ConsultingAwarded supplier 122 Pond Park Road, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 3REContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 May 2026, 10:40 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender21 Jan 2026, 10:20 GMT