ID 6663135 - DfC - Strategic Partner Contract

What the buyer is asking for

Construction and Procurement Delivery on behalf of the Department for Communities, is seeking to establish a single supplier Strategic Partner Contract for the provision of Professional Services to Department for Communities and participating Arms-Length Bodies. A full list of the participating Arms-Length Bodies can be found at Annex 1 to Schedule 17 (Service Recipients). The successful Supplier shall be responsible for managing and delivering Professional Services in accordance with the Contract, the Specification and the associated Contract Documents.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 35%qualityAC1 - Proposed MethodologyAs per tender documentation
• 25%qualityAC2 - Team ExperienceAs per tender documentation
• 20%qualityAC3 - ScenarioAs per tender documentation
• 10%qualityAC4 - Contract ManagementAs per tender documentation
• 10%qualityAC5 - Social ValueAs per tender documentation

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   9 Nov 2026, 21:17 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 17 days

   27 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 27 days

   7 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 62 days

   11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice9 Nov 2026, 21:17 GMT106452-2026

Payment terms

For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice. Contract Value The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall 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 contracting 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. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier 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 a Supplier 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.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender