---
title: "ID 6647666 Invest NI - Energy and Resource Efficiency - Technical Advisory Framework - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND"
published: "2026-07-30"
---

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

Buyer: INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d.json)

## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072398-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2027 - 30 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Additional buyers | CPD - SUPPLIES AND SERVICES DIVISION |
| 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 | Sydenham |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2026 at 15:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072398-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072398-2026
  30th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d81d.json.