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ID 6108160 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services

Tourism Northern Ireland

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21 Oct 2026 at 14:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tourism Northern Ireland is seeking professional accountancy services to support its Finance Department, based mainly at the organisation’s headquarters in Belfast. Work will be commissioned as individual assignments in response to demand, rather than as a single continuous programme. The required services cover accounting and bookkeeping, preparation of financial statements, recording sales and purchases, audit, and tax advice and return preparation. The buyer is Tourism Northern Ireland; the central procurement function is managed by Construction and Procurement Delivery’s Supplies and Services Division. The work supports the buyer’s finance operations, with services centred on Belfast. This is a services opportunity for accountancy firms and other providers able to supply the relevant finance, audit and tax expertise on an assignment basis.

The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure. The contract is divided into one lot and is intended to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2032. The estimated value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). Enquiries were due by 8 November 2026 at 15:00, and tenders by 19 November 2026 at 15:00; the anticipated award date was 4 January 2027. Evaluation weights methodology, quality assurance and service delivery at 25%, the proposed delivery team and relevant experience at 15%, contract management at 5% and business continuity at 5%. The remaining 50% assesses daily rates across partner, director, manager, assistant manager and newly qualified accountant (or equivalent) roles. Electronic tender submission was required through the eTendersNI opportunity; paper submissions would be rejected. The tender was in the invited-offers stage.

The opportunity is suited to accountancy providers able to respond to a varied, demand-led workload and deliver discrete assignments for a public-sector finance department. Bidders need to show a sound approach to methodology, quality assurance and service delivery, supported by an appropriate team with relevant experience. The evaluation also places weight on contract management and business continuity, so suppliers should be able to manage assignments reliably and maintain delivery if normal operations are disrupted. Pricing must cover senior and junior grades, from partner or equivalent through director, manager and assistant manager to newly qualified accountant or equivalent. The single-lot arrangement and long-term service requirement may suit firms with sufficient breadth across accounting, audit and taxation, and capacity to provide staff at different levels as assignments arise. The procurement identifies the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID 6108160 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services

Notice Description

ID 610816 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services - Tourism NI wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide accountancy services to support the existing Finance Department (based primarily at Tourism NI's headquarters in Belfast). The Services will be delivered on an assignment-by-assignment basis (demand led), with Tourism NI commissioning specific pieces of work as required. Please refer to the Specification for full details of requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078cea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099511-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

79211000 - Accounting services

79211100 - Bookkeeping services

79211120 - Sales and purchases recording services

79211200 - Compilation of financial statements services

79212000 - Auditing services

79220000 - Fiscal services

79221000 - Tax consultancy services

79222000 - Tax-return preparation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
19 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tourism Northern Ireland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 7ES
Postcode Area
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
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

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