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ID 6108160 - DFE - Tourism NI - Professional Accountancy Services

Tourism Northern Ireland(buyer)

Published
Published 21 October 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 19 November 2026 (5 days left)
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Overview

Tourism Northern Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide professional accountancy services to support its existing Finance Department, primarily based at its Belfast headquarters. The contract has an estimated value of £200,000, with services to be delivered on an assignment-by-assignment, demand-led basis. Submissions for this active tender opportunity are due by 19 November 2026.

Contracting authority

  • Tourism Northern IrelandBuyer

    1 live opportunity · 3 awarded contracts

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PPMV-2979-BDPH

  • CPD-Supplies & Services Division

    Procuring entity

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£200,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
21 October 2026
Questions by
8 November 2026
Deadline
19 November 2026
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityAccounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAccounting and auditing servicesAccounting servicesBookkeeping servicesSales and purchases recording servicesCompilation of financial statements servicesAuditing services+3 more

Competition and scoring criteria

Expected competition

4

Median bids on comparable tenders

Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids will be scored

Price 50% · Quality 50%

  • AC1 Methodology, Quality Assurance and Service Delivery25%
  • AC2 - Proposed Delivery Team, Relevant Experience and Assignment15%
  • AC3 - Contract Management5%
  • AC4 - Business Continuity5%
  • AC5 - Daily Rate for Partner (or equivalent)5%
  • AC6 - Daily Rate for Director (or equivalent)7.5%
  • AC7 - Daily Rate for Manager (or equivalent)12.5%
  • AC8 - Daily Rate for Assistant Manager (or equivalent)15%
  • AC9 - Daily Rate for Newly Qualified Accountant (or equivalent)10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

£73,982

Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months

Tourism Northern Ireland in the last 12 months

1

contract awarded, worth £327,925 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract Notice

    21 October 2026

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