ID 6647666 Invest NI - Energy and Resource Efficiency - Technical Advisory Framework - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT

INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND

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Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 15:53

Summary of the contracting process

Invest Northern Ireland is entering the planning stage of a procurement process to establish a Framework for Energy and Resource Efficiency Technical Consultancy assignments. The buyer, Invest Northern Ireland, in collaboration with the CPD - Supplies and Services Division, aims to prepare a competitive tender procedure, primarily focused in the northern region of the United Kingdom. This preliminary market engagement is a key step, and interested parties should submit their completed questionnaires by 20th August 2026. The process is governed by Northern Irish devolved regulations and targets several services in the energy and resource sectors, highlighting an important opportunity for businesses specializing in consultative engineering, energy efficiency consultancy, environmental services, and related fields.

This tender invites engagement from businesses that can support energy efficiency and resource management, providing substantial growth opportunities through potential participation in a wide-ranging Framework Agreement. Firms well-versed in solar and wind energy, HVAC solutions, and enterprise resource planning will find themselves well-positioned to benefit. Moreover, companies offering transport, environmental services, and related consulting roles should actively consider participating, as this procurement process might influence significant contracts across public sector entities in Northern Ireland over the next several years.

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Notice Title

ID 6647666 Invest NI - Energy and Resource Efficiency - Technical Advisory Framework - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Notice Description

Invest Northern Ireland is currently preparing to initiate a competitive tendering procedure to establish a Framework of suppliers to deliver Energy and Resource Efficiency Technical Consultancy assignments to Northern Ireland businesses. Prior to initiating the competitive tendering process Invest NI wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process and to obtain some feedback on some changes under consideration prior to issuing the tender as well as potential costs and best practices. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. This exercise is being used to determine the potential for any possible future contracts and their estimated value. This market sounding does not guarantee the commencement of a commercial competition resulting in monetary income or future outlay. **PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI, BEFORE 15:00 on the 20th August 2026. The PME questionnaire and associated documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps The Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement is being let by Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of the NI public sector organisations identified within the Preliminary Market Engagement documentation / engagement process description field below.

Planning Information

If you wish to participate in Invest Northern Ireland's Preliminary Market Engagement for this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID 6647666. The questionnaire must be completed and submitted via eTendersNI by the engagement deadline date and time detailed above.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072398-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

42 - Industrial machinery

48 - Software package and information systems

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

09330000 - Solar energy

31121300 - Wind-energy generators

42512300 - HVAC packages

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63510000 - Travel agency and similar services

63520000 - Transport agency services

65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

71314200 - Energy-management services

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

71700000 - Monitoring and control services

71731000 - Industrial quality control services

72212451 - Enterprise resource planning software development services

72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79723000 - Waste analysis services

79920000 - Packaging and related services

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90700000 - Environmental services

90710000 - Environmental management

90714500 - Environmental quality control services

90733000 - Services related to water pollution

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Aug 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2027 - 30 Sep 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND
Additional Buyers

CPD - SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DIVISION

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

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