--- title: "CA17253 - RFQ 2025/62 - PEACEPLUS Cross-community Festival Programme Celebrating Languages Together" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL (NMD)" published: "2026-05-06" --- # CA17253 - RFQ 2025/62 - PEACEPLUS Cross-community Festival Programme Celebrating Languages Together Buyer: NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL (NMD) Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b73aa21-24ee-4aa8-9046-47bf8a1d9b67.json) ## Summary The Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has completed the award stage of a procurement process under their PEACEPLUS Action Plan, which focuses on delivering a cross-community festival programme entitled "Celebrating Languages Together". The procurement process, identified by the title "CA17253 - RFQ 2025/62," falls within the Education and Training Services industry category, with additional classifications in community, social and personal services, as well as recreational, cultural, and sporting services. Conducted via an open procedure, the tender was active with a closing date for submissions on 31 March 2026. Covering a broad geographic area, including the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, the contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2026. The procurement focus was on services, suitable for SMEs, and was awarded on 6 May 2026 to the supplier ARTS EKTA for a contract value of £51,792. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cross-community festivals and cultural programmes, particularly those with experience in capacity building and community engagement. The festival's aim to celebrate diverse language communities offers an ideal platform for companies providing education, training, and cultural services to expand their reach and expertise across multiple regions. SMEs with a strong foundation in organising events and community programmes in diverse environments can significantly benefit by participating in such initiatives, leveraging their expertise to contribute to sustainable community development while enhancing their business growth within the public sector procurement landscape. ## Notice Newry Mourne & Down District Council's PEACEPLUS Action Plan includes the delivery of Collaborative Interaction Programmes under Strand 2 - Thriving and Peaceful Communities. Strand 2 focuses on eight identified priority projects encompassing a broad range of initiatives focused on capacity building, leadership development, cross community relationship building interaction and engagement, social and emotional support, events and festivals and community justice interventions. Under the programme area of Events & Festivals designed to celebrate the area's diverse range of communities, arts and cultures a range of cross-community festivals will be delivered celebrating the diverse range of language communities To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17253. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17253 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddc91a92-1d67-476b-ba02-82509f4f6b26 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Feb 2026 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £51,792 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL (NMD) | | Locality | NEWRY | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT35 8DJ | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down | | Local authority | Newry, Mourne and Down | | Electoral ward | Ballybot | | Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ARTS EKTA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 6 May 2026 at 11:12 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddc91a92-1d67-476b-ba02-82509f4f6b26 - 20 Feb 2026 at 11:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddc91a92-1d67-476b-ba02-82509f4f6b26 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddc91a92-1d67-476b-ba02-82509f4f6b26 20th February 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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