Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-3fc2-711f-bb91-89a81883de9c/id-6372508-dfe-intertradeireland-seedcorn-investor-readiness-competition awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ID 6372508 - DFE - InterTradeIreland - Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition - Business Plan Markers [IntertradeIreland](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intertradeireland) Estimated value £579,000 Published 3 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 26 May 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender InterTradeIreland requires a panel of external assessors to support Stages 1 and 2 of the All Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition for the period 2026 to 2030. Assessors will review short?form pitch decks at Stage 1 and extended decks or full business plans at Stage 2, providing scoring and detailed written feedback via an online scoring portal. They must deliver clear, anonymous, investor style assessments within strict annual timelines and attend mandatory moderation / decision meetings (to determine which companies progress to the next stage of the competition). ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Business and management consultancy services Evaluation consultancy services Business development consultancy services Economic research services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-068822-2026-07-03T16:34:10+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-068822-2026-07-03T16:34:10+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile IntertradeIreland: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/intertradeireland) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Printing and distribution services – impression, façonnage, MISE SOUS PLI et routage de supports de communication POUR LES services DU departement de lot-et-garonne - 4 lots · Conseil Départemental du Lot-et-Garonne · 45 days left · 3 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6342-737e-9c91-e518c28582e6/france-printing-and-distribution-services-impression-faconnage-mise-sous-p) [Evaluation consultancy services – Achiziția de Servicii de evaluare a Strategiei Naționale de Specializare Inteligentă (SNCISI) 2022-2027 precum și a Planului Național de Cercetare Dezvoltare și Inovare 2022-2027 (PNCDI IV) · Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ff29-70e9-8ce7-e1917b432c09/romania-evaluation-consultancy-services-achizitia-de-servicii-de-evaluare-a) [Recruitment services – Upphandling avseende Rekryteringstjänster för koncernen Almi AB med dotterbolag · Almi AB · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ae74-7220-9c41-43336fb80bd5/sweden-recruitment-services-upphandling-avseende-rekryteringstjanster-for-ko) [Staff development services – Chefscoachning · Kriminalvården · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-98d2-71d0-bc35-e30ecdc9f40f/sweden-staff-development-services-chefscoachning) [Guard services – Élőerős őrzés-védelmi szolgáltatás nyújtása 2027 · Jósa András Múzeum · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-f5b7-731d-af9f-b33205ef5a66/hungary-guard-services-eloeros-orzes-vedelmi-szolgaltatas-nyujtasa-2027) [Advertising and marketing services – Personalmarketingagentur\_Stellenanzeigen · Berliner Feuerwehr · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6347-72f7-8491-b98e903a3ff7/germany-advertising-and-marketing-services-personalmarketingagentur-stellena)