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T26-073HCO Rural Community Resources and Services Audit Reissue

Derry City and Strabane District Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Oct 2026 at 12:01

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

27 Aug 2026 at 09:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derry City and Strabane District Council commissioned Phase 2 of a Rural Community Resources and Services Audit across the Sperrin, Derg and Faughan rural District Electoral Areas. The work is an independent audit and analysis of community resources and services, culminating in an in-depth report. It is intended to support community and voluntary organisations and complement the Council’s existing community development work, helping strengthen and sustain the three rural areas. This is a local community-development research and consultancy service, rather than a general financial audit. The delivery area is within the Council district in Northern Ireland.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Pinnacle Growth Group Limited. The award was made on 12 October 2026, at a gross value of £9,450. The contract period is 26 October 2026 to 26 January 2027. The original tender set a gross estimate of £10,000 and a submission deadline of 25 September 2026; clarification questions were due by 11 September 2026. It was a below-threshold open competition, with one lot covering the full audit. The published evaluation basis refers suppliers to the procurement documents for detail. One bid was received, from an SME, and it reached the final stage. The lot’s stated contract period was 8 October 2026 to 15 February 2027.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need to demonstrate the ability to carry out independent community-resource and service audits, analyse needs across several rural areas, and produce a comprehensive, evidence-based report. Experience working with community and voluntary sector organisations and understanding rural community development would be directly relevant, particularly where the work must complement a council’s existing support services and contribute to shared outcomes. The award shows that the Council used an open competition for a focused, single-lot piece of consultancy work, and that an SME was able to compete successfully. Providers combining research and analytical capability with local stakeholder engagement and clear report-writing are best aligned with this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T26-073HCO Rural Community Resources and Services Audit Reissue

Notice Description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites suitably qualified organisations, to deliver a Rural Community Resources and Services Audit within the three Rural District Electoral Areas (DEAs) of the Council area, namely Sperrin, Derg and Faughan. Derry City and Strabane District Council is committed to supporting Community and Voluntary Sector organisations within the three rural DEAs by providing an independent, external, dedicated Rural Community Development Support Service that complements Council's existing Community Development work within the three rural DEAs. The service provides additionality and delivers shared outcomes that strengthen and sustain the three rural DEAs. DCSDC seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced independent organisation to undertake Phase 2 of this process. This will involve developing a comprehensive analysis and in-depth report across the three rural DEAs as part of the Rural Community Resources and Services Audit. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097881-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

75100000 - Administration services

75110000 - General public services

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

85321000 - Administrative social services

85322000 - Community action programme

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services

98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£9,450 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 26 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERRY
Postcode
BT48 7NN
Postcode Area
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

Pinnacle Growth Group

Further Information

Notice Documents

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