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title: "DfE - Tourism NI - Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Research"
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# DfE - Tourism NI - Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Research

Buyer: TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND TOURISM NI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e6e2

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## Summary

The procurement process, managed by Tourism Northern Ireland (Tourism NI), involves contract monitoring for an industry research programme titled "Northern Ireland Tourism Industry Research." This service-oriented tender falls under the category of market and economic research, polling, and statistics, with a focus on survey services. The procurement was carried out using an open procedure, as outlined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, now in the award stage, was signed on 14th May 2025 and is valued at £155,000. It spans a period of three years starting from the award date. Cognisense Ltd., based in Belfast, UK, has been selected as the successful supplier. The research will predominantly take place in Northern Ireland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in market research and data analysis, particularly those with experience in tourism and public opinion polling. Due to the annual requirement for a tourism barometer survey and potential additional ad-hoc surveys and research projects, businesses capable of providing quick turnaround research capabilities and possessing robust qualitative and quantitative research methodologies would be well-suited to compete. Firms with skilled personnel in contract management, contingency planning, and those incorporating social value into their projects may also have a competitive advantage in future procurement activities similar to this one. This tender offers a chance to engage in meaningful industry research efforts that could influence tourism strategies in Northern Ireland.

## Notice

Tourism NI wish to appoint a Supplier to carry out a programme of industry research. As a core requirement Tourism NI envisage a minimum of one tourism barometer survey each year with a broadly representative sample of Northern Ireland's tourism industry to provide an insight into year-to-date tourism performance and outlook for the remainder of the year. Additional be-spoke ad hoc industry surveys and research projects on a range of industry wide or sector specific topics may also be required including for example; evaluation surveys for industry support programmes and key Business to Business trade events, including business conferences surveys, These additional surveys and other projects, such as quick turnaround surveys and qualitative in-depth interviews/ industry focus groups will be ad-hoc, demand-led and budget dependent. The contract period will be fixed for 3 years with no optional extension. Please refer to tender documents for full details.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Tourism NI wish to appoint a Supplier to carry out a programme of industry research. As a core requirement Tourism NI envisage a minimum of one tourism barometer survey each year with a broadly representative sample of Northern Ireland's tourism industry to provide an insight into year-to-date tourism performance and outlook for the remainder of the year. Additional be-spoke ad hoc industry surveys and research projects on a range of industry wide or sector specific topics may also be required including for example; evaluation surveys for industry support programmes and key Business to Business trade events, including business conferences surveys, These additional surveys and other projects, such as quick turnaround surveys and qualitative in-depth interviews/ industry focus groups will be ad-hoc, demand-led and budget dependent. The contract period will be fixed for 3 years with no optional extension. Please refer to tender documents for full details. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.7 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time.

Renewal: 3 years from contract award estimated to be February 2028

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022664-2025 |
| 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 | 19 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Estimated to be February 2028 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £155,000 |
| Lots value | £155,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £155,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND TOURISM NI |
| Additional buyers | TOURISM NORTHERN IRELAND TNI |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COGNISENSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311100 - Survey design services
- 79320000 - Public-opinion polling services
- 79342310 - Customer survey services

## Release History

- 19 May 2025 at 13:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022664-2025
- 21 Feb 2025 at 14:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006845-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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