Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 6097312 DAC 70/25 - Department for Communities - Engaged Communities - Sport NI - Staffing Resource
Notice Description
Appointment of an Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Sport NI for a period of one year with a further optional extension year.
Procurement Information
This Direct Award is justified on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058cf9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058508-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79621000 - Supply services of office personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £245,609 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £245,609 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Sep 2025 - 17 Sep 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SPORT NI
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT9 5LA
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058508-2025
22nd September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053657-2025
3rd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050924-2025
22nd August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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