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T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated

DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Award

29 May 2025 at 13:58

Tender

13 Sep 2024 at 10:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Derry City and Strabane District Council has completed the procurement process for the "T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated" project, an interfaith community action programme. This project focuses on community education and tourism in Strabane and the North-West area, celebrating the life of hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander. The procurement falls under the services category, particularly the community action programme, and is classified under CPV 85322000. The process used an open procurement method and was governed by the legal basis CELEX 32014L0024. The contract was awarded to THE CHURCHES' TRUST LTD on 29 May 2025, and it was signed for a total value of £39,992. The Derry City and Strabane District Council acted as the buying organisation, with funding also supported by the European Union.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community education, tourism, and cultural projects, particularly those with expertise in interfaith and community engagement. Enterprises that focus on inclusive community programmes or have experience in cross-cultural projects will find this procurement particularly well-suited to their capabilities. Given the project's focus on accessibility, businesses that offer innovative solutions to include rural and elderly populations will also find competitive opportunities. With an emphasis on nurturing relationships and dialogue among diverse groups, this tender encourages involvement from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of delivering quality services aligned with the PEACEPLUS initiative's objectives. The open procedure used in this procurement ensures a transparent and competitive environment, ideal for businesses looking to expand their foothold in public sector contracts.

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Notice Title

T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated

Notice Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated. This project is an interfaith, inter-church, community education and tourism project. It will bring people of diverse Christian faith traditions (and wider to include those with no or other religion) together to research and celebrate the life of Cecil Frances Alexander with relevance to Strabane and the North-West area. The PEACEPLUS co-design process highlighted the opportunity to use her life as a topic of shared interest to build relationships, dialogue and awareness. Cecil Frances Alexander was a famous hymn writer (All Things Bright and Beautiful, There is a Green Hill Far Away etc.) who lived in Strabane. The project is a key faith-based project recruiting participants from Christian churches, other world faiths, history and community groups who might otherwise not mix across religious and cultural traditions. As it may prove of particular interest to older people, the project should inbuild accessibility for rural participants, the elderly, those with disabilities and other access requirements to maximise engagement. Whilst Cecil Frances Alexander's life and works do also have welcome connections with other parts of the council area and beyond, it was the co-design process in the Strabane District Electoral Area (DEA) which showed specific interest in engagement. This project should therefore strive to bring key benefit to that area, using that area and the surrounding rural areas as it's primary area for recruitment of participants in the first instance. Participants from elsewhere are however welcome to fill remaining places and/or bring cross-community balance. This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. 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 Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated. This project is an interfaith, inter-church, community education and tourism project. It will bring people of diverse Christian faith traditions (and wider to include those with no or other religion) together to research and celebrate the life of Cecil Frances Alexander with relevance to Strabane and the North-West area. The PEACEPLUS co-design process highlighted the opportunity to use her life as a topic of shared interest to build relationships, dialogue and awareness. Cecil Frances Alexander was a famous hymn writer (All Things Bright and Beautiful, There is a Green Hill Far Away etc.) who lived in Strabane. The project is a key faith-based project recruiting participants from Christian churches, other world faiths, history and community groups who might otherwise not mix across religious and cultural traditions. As it may prove of particular interest to older people, the project should inbuild accessibility for rural participants, the elderly, those with disabilities and other access requirements to maximise engagement. Whilst Cecil Frances Alexander's life and works do also have welcome connections with other parts of the council area and beyond, it was the co-design process in the Strabane District Electoral Area (DEA) which showed specific interest in engagement. This project should therefore strive to bring key benefit to that area, using that area and the surrounding rural areas as it's primary area for recruitment of participants in the first instance. Participants from elsewhere are however welcome to fill remaining places and/or bring cross-community balance. This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028508-2025
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
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£39,992 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 May 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 May 20259 months 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

THE CHURCHES' TRUST

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