Stale Pre-tender

ID 6317917 - DFE - IntertradeIreland - Contract for Managing Agent for Innovation Boost Phase VII - PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Details

Buyer: Department of Finance
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 23 April 2026
Submission: 7 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

InterTradeIreland the all island trade and business development body, is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to deliver the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme (previously known as Fusion). The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement InterTradeIreland wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the Tender Competition.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published23 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department of Finance is a Northern Ireland devolved department housing Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), the central purchasing body for departments, agencies and arm's length bodies. Every tender is advertised on eTendersNI, the portal introduced in April 2015 for Northern Ireland public bodies. Suppliers register on the portal with a free D-U-N-S number. Two CPD divisions buy separately, covering supplies and services, and construction works and services. A published pipeline lists planned procurements and preliminary market engagement opportunities. Both divisions are among six Centres of Procurement Expertise, alongside the Education Authority and the Housing Executive.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Finance's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
79410000 · Business and management consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-finance.gov

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