Award

T2577 PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

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Award

21 Mar 2025 at 12:10

Tender

15 Nov 2024 at 10:39

Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council is currently in the active tender stage for the "T2577 Interfaith and Belief Project", focusing on education and training services within the interfaith and belief sector. The procurement involves three primary streams including Education and Awareness (contract duration), Unity and Peace (18-month duration), and Celebrating Faith and Belief Festivals (contract duration). The aim is to increase knowledge and awareness of different faiths and beliefs across Belfast, promoting positive dialogue and expression, and building trust and respect. The project, part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan supported by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), is allocated a budget of £304,564 from February 2025 to December 2027. The contract submission period ends on 19th December 2024, and bid opening will occur on the same day.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with experience in community engagement and capacity building. It is well-suited for companies capable of cross-community collaboration, organising cultural events, and developing educational programmes targeted at improving relations among diverse religious and non-religious groups. Participating in this contract can bolster a company's portfolio in delivering impactful societal projects and can pave the way for further collaborative efforts within the council's broader community agenda.

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Notice Title

T2577 PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project

Notice Description

The Interfaith and Belief Project will build, improve and sustain relationships between and within communities of different faiths and beliefs by addressing issues of trust, prejudice, intolerance and building mutual respect and a shared commitment to the common good. The objective of the project is to deliver an interfaith and belief collaboration project through a 3 year Education and Awareness element, an 18 month Unity and Peace - Welcoming Programme element and a 3 year celebrating faith festivals across the city with a view to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths and beliefs across Belfast. The project will engage 870 direct participants in cross community, interfaith joined up collaboration, with a wider 2,900 members engaged in capacity building, cafe culture events, training, learning, sharing and creation of awareness through the programme including projects which reach those most disadvantaged in the City. The allocated budget for this project is PS304,564 (excluding VAT) over 3 years from February 2025 - December 2027. Stream 1: Education and Awareness (3year programme) This project element aims to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths &, beliefs across Belfast and as a result improve relations between people of different religions and nonreligious backgrounds and build trust and respect through the development of educational materials. Stream 2: Unity and Peace Welcoming Programme (18month programme) This project element aims to increase awareness of the physical, human and community assets within different interfaith and belief organisations across Belfast, with a view to seeing how these can best be utilised within Belfast's vision of a shared society and in helping to achieve the outcomes within the Belfast Agenda. Stream 3 Celebrating Faith Festivals in the City (3year programme) This project element aims to celebrate and showcase the diversity of faiths & beliefs across Belfast through a range of different events and activities with a view to building Belfast's vision of a shared society and city, that respects all and challenges prejudice, hatred, and discrimination. The project will be delivered city wide across communities of faith and belief groups, large and small, depending on their locations/multiple locations, will come together at various sites to showcase and share opportunities for engagement with others within their facilities resulting in wider community impacts and engagements. The project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Interfaith and Belief Project will build, improve and sustain relationships between and within communities of different faiths and beliefs by addressing issues of trust, prejudice, intolerance and building mutual respect and a shared commitment to the common good. The objective of the project is to deliver an interfaith and belief collaboration project through a 3 year Education and Awareness element, an 18 month Unity and Peace - Welcoming Programme element and a 3 year celebrating faith festivals across the city with a view to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths and beliefs across Belfast. The project will engage 870 direct participants in cross community, interfaith joined up collaboration, with a wider 2,900 members engaged in capacity building, cafe culture events, training, learning, sharing and creation of awareness through the programme including projects which reach those most disadvantaged in the City. The allocated budget for this project is PS304,564 (excluding VAT) over 3 years from February 2025 - December 2027. Stream 1: Education and Awareness (3year programme) This project element aims to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths &, beliefs across Belfast and as a result improve relations between people of different religions and nonreligious backgrounds and build trust and respect through the development of educational materials. Stream 2: Unity and Peace Welcoming Programme (18month programme) This project element aims to increase awareness of the physical, human and community assets within different interfaith and belief organisations across Belfast, with a view to seeing how these can best be utilised within Belfast's vision of a shared society and in helping to achieve the outcomes within the Belfast Agenda. Stream 3 Celebrating Faith Festivals in the City (3year programme) This project element aims to celebrate and showcase the diversity of faiths & beliefs across Belfast through a range of different events and activities with a view to building Belfast's vision of a shared society and city, that respects all and challenges prejudice, hatred, and discrimination. The project will be delivered city wide across communities of faith and belief groups, large and small, depending on their locations/multiple locations, will come together at various sites to showcase and share opportunities for engagement with others within their facilities resulting in wider community impacts and engagements. The project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Options: Possible extension up to 6 months subject to funding and all necessary approvals.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b6b4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010637-2025
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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79952100 - Cultural event organisation services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£304,564 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£304,564 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£304,564 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Mar 202511 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
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

EUROPEAN UNION

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 90320202

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8GD
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)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY

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