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The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE

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Award

02 May 2025 at 09:51

Tender

20 Mar 2025 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Executive Office has concluded an open procurement process, establishing a contract for a Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area. The initiative is part of the Communities in Transition (CIT) Project, aimed at boosting resilience against paramilitary influence by collaborating with statutory, community, and voluntary bodies. The contract, valued at £247,000 gross, runs from 6 May 2025 to 31 March 2026, with a potential extension to 31 March 2027. It involves programme activities that enhance mental health services, community capacity, and engagement in the specified regions within the United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities within the community and social services sector, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs. Suitable candidates include organisations with expertise in mental health, addiction services, and community development, ideally those experienced in complex challenges involving paramilitarism and community resilience. The open competition method underscores the accessibility of this contract, encouraging a diverse range of service providers to propose innovative solutions that are closely aligned with the CIT Project's goals and objectives.

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Notice Title

The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area

Notice Description

The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a Mental Health and Addictions Support programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area (Annex A of the Specification provides maps of the area). The programme will facilitate building a resilient community through an asset-based approach, advocating collaboration with statutory, community and voluntary bodies responsible for mental health and addictions, to be able to support those in need in terms of mental health, drugs and alcohol misuse, all of which make people vulnerable to paramilitarism and organised crime and impeded in their personal transition This tender is linked to the Communities in Transition (CIT) Project which had been due to end in March 2024 however the Executive made a commitment to extend the overall Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime (EPPOC) to March 2027. As CIT is a key element of EPPOC, it has also been extended to 31 March 2027. This phase of delivery is classed as Phase 3 of CIT and will operate from 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2027. Phase 1 of the Project provided a firm foundation for continuing to address the issues that allow Paramilitarism, criminality and coercive control to persist within communities. Phase 2 presented an opportunity to further refine the work under a thematic approach as we move forward. Phase 3 will see delivery move from a thematic approach to an issues-based approach focusing on the key issues caused by paramilitarism in communities. This Contract falls under Phase 3 and will support the Department in its overall delivery of the CIT Project. The Contractor's programme of work will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.5 of the Specification. The core purpose of this programme is multi-fold: * Raise awareness of existing mental health and addictions support services available; * Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community; * Increase community capacity and encourage sustainable wider community participation for the betterment of the community; * Develop more coherent relationships between the community and service providers; * Stimulate interest in community-based action to reduce vulnerability to the underlying issues such as drug and alcohol misuse; * Increase individual and community resilience against paramilitary control; and * Reduce the number of people vulnerable to paramilitary influence and control. All activities which the Contractor proposes to carry out must clearly link to the objectives listed above and to the Benefits Framework (as listed at paragraph 6.6 of the Specification). The Contractor must not be delivering general health and wellbeing activities as part of this programme, activities must be clearly linked to addressing the mental health and addiction issues which have arisen as a result of living in a community with high levels of paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime. Full details of the requirements for this Contract are provided for within the Specification of Requirements Schedule.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an option to extend the Contract for one further period of 12 months, up to 31 March 2027, subject to need and satisfactory performance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04efde
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018676-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£206,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£206,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£206,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
5 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Additional Buyers

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE (TEO)

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
david.cook@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT4 3SR
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
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Stormont
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EXTERN NORTHERN IRELAND

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