ID 5448866 INVEST NI - PROVISION OF GROW BEYOND (EARLY STAGE EXPORTERS) PROGRAMME IN GREAT BRITAIN AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 2024-2029

Concepts

• belfast
• marketing management
• growing export sales
• northern ireland
• early stage exporters
• an export capability development service
• 2024
• ireland
• beyond
• growing

Location

Northern Ireland

Description

Invest NI is now seeking to appoint a Contractor for the delivery and management of “The Grow Beyond Programme” for a five-year period from 2024-2029, with an anticipated launch date in financial quarter 4 2024/25. The Grow Beyond Programme (Grow Beyond) is an export capability development service aimed at Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are either • selling outside Northern Ireland into the RoI and/or GB for the first time or • growing export sales in RoI and GB from a limited base.

Total Quantity or Scope

• selling outside Northern Ireland into the RoI and/or GB for the first time or • growing export sales in RoI and GB from a limited base. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. 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. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Renewal Options

As per contract documents.

CPV Codes

• 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 79310000 - Market research services
• 80532000 - Management training services
• 73210000 - Research consultancy services
• 73220000 - Development consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The successful Contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored. 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 this contract may. be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD. website. Any Contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions... for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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. The authority expressly reserves the rights (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced. by. publication of this notice; (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. (iii) to... award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the (services) covered by this notice; and (iv) to award contract(s) in stages and. in no... circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.