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title: "DfE - LCCC - Sales and Export Trade Development Progranmme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Newry, Mourne, Down District Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a250"
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buyer: "DFE LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL AND NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL"
published: "2021-07-21"
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# DfE - LCCC - Sales and Export Trade Development Progranmme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Newry, Mourne, Down District Council

Buyer: DFE LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL AND NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a250

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the DfE Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council along with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, seeking to enhance business capabilities through the Sales and Export Trade Development Programme. This initiative falls under the education and training services industry and is located in Northern Ireland. The current stage of this open tender, which aims to support 200 businesses, is active, with significant deadlines approaching. Bids were opened on 5th May 2021, and the contract is valued at approximately £362,800, funded through the European Regional Development Fund.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in training, consultancy, and business services, particularly those with expertise in sales and export development. By providing one-to-one and group mentoring, alongside market expansion advice, suitable businesses can position themselves to not only contribute to but also benefit from the growth of local enterprises. This is an ideal chance for businesses that are focused on sustainable practices and job creation to engage with the councils and forge partnerships that can lead to long-term growth and competitiveness in emerging markets.

## Notice

The Sales and Export Trade Development Programme aims to offer support to 200 businesses and provide sales and export development advice to participating businesses to access new opportunities for work. All businesses on the Programme should be primed for growth and have the potential to retain and create additional employment which will result in creating more sustainable and competitive businesses, expanding the private sector and creating a world class business climate in the LCCC and NMDDC areas. The key aims of the programme are to provide one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and exposure to support the growth of small businesses in generating sales at home and in new markets - ROI and GB; help these businesses understand better the support already available to them and to create new jobs and protect existing ones. The programme will be delivered through three separate but interlinked initiatives.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Sales and Export Trade Development Programme aims to offer support to 200 businesses and provide sales and export development advice to participating businesses to access new opportunities for work. All businesses on the Programme should be primed for growth and have the potential to retain and create additional employment which will result in creating more sustainable and competitive businesses, expanding the private sector and creating a world class business climate in the LCCC and NMDDC areas. The key aims of the programme are to provide one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and exposure to support the growth of small businesses in generating sales at home and in new markets - ROI and GB; help these businesses understand better the support already available to them and to create new jobs and protect existing ones. The programme will be delivered through three separate but interlinked initiatives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017180-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 5 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £362,800 |
| Lots value | £362,800 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £360,492 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFE LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL AND NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | DFE LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL; EUROPEAN UNION; NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL |
| Locality | LISBURN |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT27 4RL |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Local authority | Lisburn and Castlereagh |
| Electoral ward | Hillhall |
| Westminster constituency | Lagan Valley |
| Delivery location | TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down, TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FULL CIRCLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80532000 - Management training services

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2021 at 11:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017180-2021
- 1 Apr 2021 at 15:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006879-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.fullcircle.eu.com/
- https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
- https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk/
- https://www.newrymournedown.org/

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