---
title: "DAC 8/21 - DfE Tourism NI - Visa Spending Data"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029e40"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029e40.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD T/A TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND"
published: "2021-05-14"
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# DAC 8/21 - DfE Tourism NI - Visa Spending Data

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD T/A TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029e40

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## Summary

The Northern Ireland Tourist Board, trading as Tourism Northern Ireland, has completed a procurement process for "DAC 8/21 - DfE Tourism NI - Visa Spending Data," classified under IT services. The contract, valued at £240,000, involves procuring essential spending data from Visa to enhance decision-making and analytics related to tourism in Northern Ireland. The procurement method used was limited, allowing negotiation without the publication of a contract notice, and the contract was signed on 22 March 2021. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically aimed at fostering economic growth and informed marketing strategies in the tourism industry.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses engaged in data analysis, IT services, and tourism consultancy. Companies that specialise in data-driven marketing, analytics, or software solutions would be well-positioned to benefit from this procurement process. By aligning their capabilities with the ongoing needs of Tourism NI, potential suppliers could help expand the tourism economy while enhancing their own business growth through partnerships with a key public sector organisation.

## Notice

Tourism NI have procured crucial Spending Data from Visa that provides real world facts about how much tourists spend in NI, and where and how they spend it, to meet the priorities set for the organisation and contribute to the delivery of a data analytics hub.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Tourism NI have procured crucial Spending Data from Visa that provides real world facts about how much tourists spend in NI, and where and how they spend it, to meet the priorities set for the organisation and contribute to the delivery of a data analytics hub. The outcomes from analysis include; forecasting, evidence based decisions, data-driven marketing, personalised visitor info, regional dispersal and how increased spend can be leveraged by our staff, industry and stakeholders in order to meet our priorities and grow the tourism economy. Spending Data is the strongest indicator of the tourism economy's value, as visitor numbers/footfall can be high but only actual spending tells us if our investments and marketing campaigns are worthwhile.

### Procurement Information

Tourism Northern Ireland require Visa Spending Data that provides real world facts about how much tourists spend in NI, and where and how they spend it, to contribute to the delivery of a data analytics hub for the next 3 years. This is permitted under Regulation 32 2 (b) (ii) and iii due to technical reasons, as Visa is the sole supplier of the Visa data globally and would not permit any other suppliers to provide this service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010631-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £240,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD T/A TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 7ES |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VISA EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 14 May 2021 at 08:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010631-2021
- 23 Mar 2021 at 10:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005839-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.visa.com
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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