ID 6194064 - DfE Invest NI - Economics Services Framework Agreement
Invest Northern IrelandEstimated Value
£150,000 – £1,500,000
Deadline
12 May 2026
Published
10 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland's economic development agency, sponsored by the Department for the Economy. Invest NI's role is to grow the local economy by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.
Invest NI have established an Economic Services Framework Agreement to cover Economic Advice for Casework, Business Case and Evaluation Support and Post project Evaluations. The Framework will operate from the date of award for a period of 2 years with one option to extend for any period up to and including 24 months.
Key dates
- Duration
- 2 years
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Award Details
COGENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP
£300,000
PRAGMATIX ADVISORY LIMITED
£300,000
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
£300,000
CHAMBERLAINWALKER ECONOMICS LIMITED
£300,000
GRANT THORNTON NI LLP
£300,000
LMK ADVISORY LTD
£1,500,000
OCO GLOBAL LTD
£1,500,000
SQW LTD
£1,500,000
GC Insight Limited
£1,500,000
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED t/a Fortia Insight
£1,500,000
METRO DYNAMICS LIMITED
£1,500,000
AMION CONSULTING LTD
£1,500,000
Logica Consultancy
£150,000
GRANT THORNTON (NI) LLP
£1,500,000
OCO GLOBAL LIMITED
£1,500,000
SQW LIMITED
£1,500,000
AMION CONSULTING LIMITED
£1,500,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
£4m
total awarded
- 2
EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD
1 contract wonlatest 8 Jul 2026ends 28 Jul 2028£6m
total awarded
- 3
Berlin Media Relations LLC
1 contract wonlatest 5 Jun 2026ends 21 Jun 2028£240,000
total awarded
- 4
Atticus Partners Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 5 Jun 2026ends 21 Jun 2028£240,000
total awarded
- 5
YNG MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 11 Dec 2025ends 31 Mar 2027£3m
total awarded
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Invest Northern IrelandKey Dates
Published
10 September 2026
Submission deadline
12 May 2026
Notice type
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