ID 6663135 - DfC - Strategic Partner Contract

Buyer
Department for Communities
Value
£8,000,000
Closes
7 December 2026
Where
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Type
Open tender

In plain English

The Department for Communities is looking for one supplier to hold a Strategic Partner Contract, worth about £8 million, to provide professional services to the department and the arm's-length bodies that take part in the arrangement. The full list of those bodies is in Annex 1 to Schedule 17 of the contract documents.

What the buyer wants

• Manage and deliver professional services under the contract, the specification and the associated contract documents • Provide these services to the Department for Communities and each participating arm's-length body listed in Annex 1 to Schedule 17 • Act as the single supplier for the whole arrangement under one contract

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice requires one supplier to cover the whole department and all participating arm's-length bodies under a single contract worth about £8 million, which would likely rule out most small businesses unless they can work as part of a larger group or consortium.

Always check the tender documents.

How to bid

This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.

Where to apply

Bids go through eTendersNI. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.

Go to eTendersNI

Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk.

How to write a tender response

More open tenders from Department for Communities

Similar open consultancy and professional services contracts

Check whether your business could win this, free

Get a plain-English bid plan for this tender with the bid coach

More consultancy and professional services contracts in Northern Ireland