ID 5385517 DfE InterTrade Ireland - Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs Phase Four

Concepts

• financial management
• newry
• non-bank funding
• established smes
• smes
• phase four
• established smes phase four
• established
• four
• ireland

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

InterTradeIreland (the Buyer) wishes to appoint a Supplier to undertake the role of delivery agent for the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs (Phase Four). The overarching aim of the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs is to change a culture of over dependency by SME’s on bank finance, educate them on new and alternative sources of non-bank funding and build the financial capacity of SMEs.

Total Quantity or Scope

The overarching aim of the Funding Advisory Programme for Established SMEs is to change a culture of over dependency by SME’s on bank finance, educate them on new and alternative sources of non-bank funding and build the financial capacity of SMEs. Additional information: Contract Value. 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.. 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

There is an option to extend for two further periods of up to 12 months each

CPV Codes

• 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 79411000 - General management consultancy services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suppliers 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 the 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 the their place on the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.