Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5385517 DfE InterTrade Ireland - Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs Phase Four
Notice Description
InterTradeIreland (the Buyer) wishes to appoint a Supplier to undertake the role of delivery agent for the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs (Phase Four). The overarching aim of the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs is to change a culture of over dependency by SME's on bank finance, educate them on new and alternative sources of non-bank funding and build the financial capacity of SMEs.
Lot Information
Lot 1
InterTradeIreland (the Buyer) wishes to appoint a Supplier to undertake the role of delivery agent for the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs (Phase Four). The overarching aim of the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs is to change a culture of over dependency by SME's on bank finance, educate them on new and alternative sources of non-bank funding and build the financial capacity of SMEs. Additional information: Option to extend for a further two 1 year periods.
Options: Option to extend for a further two 1 year periods.
Renewal: There is an option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b55d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005685-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £495,809 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £495,809 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £490,625 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Dec 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INTERTRADEIRELAND
- Contact Name
- SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWRY
- Postcode
- BT34 2DE
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Newry and Armagh
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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