ID 6194064 – DfE Invest NI – Economics Services Framework Agreement

A Tender Notice
by INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
2 year
Value
£2M-£2M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
08 Apr 2026
Delivery
01 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2028
Deadline
12 May 2026 14:00

Related Terms

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland’s economic development agency, sponsored by the Department for the Economy. Invest NI's role is to grow the local economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland. Invest NI wishes to establish an Economic Services Framework Agreement to cover Economic Advice for Casework, Business Case and Evaluation Support and Post project Evaluations. The Framework will operate from the date of award for a period of 2 years with one option to extend for any period up to and including 24 months.

Lot Division

1 Economic Advice for Casework
  • Value: £300K

Lot 1 is for the provision of economic advice papers as part of the project casework approval process and or econometric analysis or scoping documents. As part of Invest NI’s project casework approval (of expenditure) process, casework submission documents/packs are prepared for projects seeking funding under Invest NI funding programmes including but not limited to Selective Financial Assistance (SFA), Grant for R&D, the Skills Growth Programme (SGP), etc. Invest NI aim to appoint 5 Suppliers to Lot 1.
2 Business Cases and Evaluations
  • Value: £2M

Lot 2 is for the development of Business Cases and Evaluations, Programme Evaluations as well as Post Project Evaluations (PPEs). Invest NI aim to appoint up to 10 Suppliers for Lot 2.
3 Post Project Evaluations
  • Value: £150K

Lot 3 is for development of Post Project Evaluations for casework projects. Invest NI aim to appoint up to 5 Suppliers for Lot 3. Lot 3 will focus on Post Project Evaluations (PPE) of commercially focused projects. This consists of projects that provide direct or indirect financial assistance to Invest NI client organisations. These include funding issued under Grant for R&D (GRD) and Selective Financial Assistance (SFA).

Renewal Options

Following the initial contract period, there is 1 potential extension period of up to 24 months. This optional extension period will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Award Criteria

AC1 - Proposed Methodology Proposed Methodology - 49%
AC2 - Proposed Team Experience Proposed Team Experience - 21%
AC3 - Total Contract Price Total Contract Price - 30%

CPV Codes

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
  • 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
  • 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Indicators

  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-067df7
  • FTS 031935-2026

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