ID 5502349 - DfE - Invest NI - Development and Delivery of the Invest NI Go Global Programme

Concepts

• belfast
• training services
• global programme
• a go global programme
• the go global programme
• invest ni
• “the go global programme
• global
• invest
• training seminars

Location

Northern Ireland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

Dfe Invest NI

Northern Ireland Trade Consultants

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Description

Invest NI in recognising the challenge for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME’s) and in particular to grow export sales in markets outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland, wish to appoint a Contractor to provide a Go Global Programme that will support our SME’s to develop their International business footprint and give them the confidence, ambition, knowledge and skills required to sell their products and services in new export markets. The initial focus will be Europe, enabling businesses to take advantage of the “Windsor Framework” then will expand to North America and beyond depending on company needs and the opportunity presented. As a result, Invest NI is seeking to appoint a Contractor for the delivery and management of “The Go Global Programme” for a five-year period, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4 2024/25. Tenderers should refer to the Specification for further details.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The initial contract is for a period of 24 months from the date of appointment with options to extend for two further periods of 24 months and 12 months respectively i.e. 2 + 2 + 1

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80500000 - Training services
• 80522000 - Training seminars
• 80532000 - Management training services
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
• 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
• 73210000 - Research consultancy services
• 73220000 - Development consultancy services
• 79310000 - Market research services
• 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
• 73110000 - Research services
• 79342000 - Marketing services
• 79411000 - General management consultancy services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after. the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.