Notice Information
Notice Title
DfE - Invest NI - Provision of NI Green Economy Intelligence
Notice Description
Invest NI wishes to appoint a Supplier to deliver a Northern Ireland Green Economy Intelligence Contract. The Contract shall focus on researching and identifying Green Economy related opportunities and complementary capabilities in high value sectors, including but not limited to, Agri-food and Drink, Life and Health Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Digital Technologies, Construction, Financial, Professional and Business Services, and Low Carbon and Green Tech
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Option to extend for one further period of 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055316
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053503-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,083,333 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,083,333 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,083,333 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,747,421 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Sep 2025 - 1 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7ES
- 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)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053503-2025
3rd September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049576-2025
18th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034949-2025
25th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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