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title: "ID 6108160 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078cea"
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buyer: "Tourism Northern Ireland"
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# ID 6108160 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services

Buyer: Tourism Northern Ireland  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cea

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099511-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Tourism Northern Ireland |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### 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

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 14:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099511-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099511-2026
  21st October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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