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T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking

DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Award

15 Jan 2025 at 10:50

Tender

13 Sep 2024 at 09:15

Summary of the contracting process

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking suppliers for the "T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking" project, classified under the Community action programme industry category. This service-based procurement aims to initiate an adult dialogue project centred on the future relationships between North-South and East-West, exploring constitutional questions such as the impact of Brexit. This dialogue project is a critical part of the council's PEACEPLUS programme, designed to foster stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Key dates include the tender period ending on 18th October 2024 and the award period beginning immediately after. This open procedure, financed under the PEACEPLUS Programme 2021-2027 by the European Union, is currently in the tender stage.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, especially for organisations specialising in community action programmes and democratic engagement. It is particularly suitable for businesses experienced in handling diverse political perspectives, reconciliation projects, and democratic engagement activities. Companies that can draw insights from similar constitutional challenges and apply best practices from other regions are well-suited to compete. The contract, valued at approximately £80,000, will involve comprehensive engagement with varied political opinions and those most impacted by border-related issues, promising extensive scope for community impact and dialogue facilitation. This opportunity is ideal for SMEs focused on peace-building and community cohesion.

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Notice Title

T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking

Notice Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Forward Thinking. This is an adult dialogue project around the future of North-South and East-West (N-S and E-W) relationships. It includes exploring constitutional questions and challenges (e.g. calls for a border poll, impact of Brexit etc) from a diverse range of perspectives. It is one of the key dialogue based projects within the council PEACEPLUS programme. The local co-design process showed that this topic is as a critical future-facing conversation for stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Whilst there are a range of views on BREXIT, there is recognition that its impact has been seen as destabilising to the peace process. This project aims to address this perceived contentious topic in order to build trust and capacity for democratic engagement. The project will engage with very diverse views and identities including diverse political opinions, and those most impacted by the borders and the issues being discussed. The project will include visits to places elsewhere also facing constitutional challenges e.g. Scotland; or any EU area of political/identity conflict. Programming may wish to consider learning from re-unified areas of the EU e.g. Germany. Visits will explore how other areas manage pressures and find relevant learning. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Forward Thinking. This is an adult dialogue project around the future of North-South and East-West (N-S and E-W) relationships. It includes exploring constitutional questions and challenges (e.g. calls for a border poll, impact of Brexit etc) from a diverse range of perspectives. It is one of the key dialogue based projects within the council PEACEPLUS programme. The local co-design process showed that this topic is as a critical future-facing conversation for stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Whilst there are a range of views on BREXIT, there is recognition that its impact has been seen as destabilising to the peace process. This project aims to address this perceived contentious topic in order to build trust and capacity for democratic engagement. The project will engage with very diverse views and identities including diverse political opinions, and those most impacted by the borders and the issues being discussed. The project will include visits to places elsewhere also facing constitutional challenges e.g. Scotland; or any EU area of political/identity conflict. Programming may wish to consider learning from re-unified areas of the EU e.g. Germany. Visits will explore how other areas manage pressures and find relevant learning. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a90
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001316-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£79,300 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

EUROPEAN UNION

Contact Name
Via eTendersNI Messaging
Contact Email
tenders@derrystrabane.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DERRY
Postcode
BT48 7NN
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Delivery Location
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane

Local Authority
Derry City and Strabane
Electoral Ward
Northland
Westminster Constituency
Foyle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HOLYWELL TRUST

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