--- title: "T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049a90" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049a90" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a90.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a90.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2025-01-15" --- # T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking Buyer: DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049a90 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049a90) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a90.json) ## Summary Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking suppliers for the "T24-131BUS PEACEPLUS Forward Thinking" project, classified under the Community action programme industry category. This service-based procurement aims to initiate an adult dialogue project centred on the future relationships between North-South and East-West, exploring constitutional questions such as the impact of Brexit. This dialogue project is a critical part of the council's PEACEPLUS programme, designed to foster stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Key dates include the tender period ending on 18th October 2024 and the award period beginning immediately after. This open procedure, financed under the PEACEPLUS Programme 2021-2027 by the European Union, is currently in the tender stage. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, especially for organisations specialising in community action programmes and democratic engagement. It is particularly suitable for businesses experienced in handling diverse political perspectives, reconciliation projects, and democratic engagement activities. Companies that can draw insights from similar constitutional challenges and apply best practices from other regions are well-suited to compete. The contract, valued at approximately £80,000, will involve comprehensive engagement with varied political opinions and those most impacted by border-related issues, promising extensive scope for community impact and dialogue facilitation. This opportunity is ideal for SMEs focused on peace-building and community cohesion. ## Notice Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Forward Thinking. This is an adult dialogue project around the future of North-South and East-West (N-S and E-W) relationships. It includes exploring constitutional questions and challenges (e.g. calls for a border poll, impact of Brexit etc) from a diverse range of perspectives. It is one of the key dialogue based projects within the council PEACEPLUS programme. The local co-design process showed that this topic is as a critical future-facing conversation for stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Whilst there are a range of views on BREXIT, there is recognition that its impact has been seen as destabilising to the peace process. This project aims to address this perceived contentious topic in order to build trust and capacity for democratic engagement. The project will engage with very diverse views and identities including diverse political opinions, and those most impacted by the borders and the issues being discussed. The project will include visits to places elsewhere also facing constitutional challenges e.g. Scotland; or any EU area of political/identity conflict. Programming may wish to consider learning from re-unified areas of the EU e.g. Germany. Visits will explore how other areas manage pressures and find relevant learning. 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 Forward Thinking. This is an adult dialogue project around the future of North-South and East-West (N-S and E-W) relationships. It includes exploring constitutional questions and challenges (e.g. calls for a border poll, impact of Brexit etc) from a diverse range of perspectives. It is one of the key dialogue based projects within the council PEACEPLUS programme. The local co-design process showed that this topic is as a critical future-facing conversation for stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Whilst there are a range of views on BREXIT, there is recognition that its impact has been seen as destabilising to the peace process. This project aims to address this perceived contentious topic in order to build trust and capacity for democratic engagement. The project will engage with very diverse views and identities including diverse political opinions, and those most impacted by the borders and the issues being discussed. The project will include visits to places elsewhere also facing constitutional challenges e.g. Scotland; or any EU area of political/identity conflict. Programming may wish to consider learning from re-unified areas of the EU e.g. Germany. Visits will explore how other areas manage pressures and find relevant learning. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001316-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 15 Jan 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £80,000 | | Lots value | £80,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £79,300 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION | | Locality | DERRY | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT48 7NN | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN0A Derry City and Strabane | | Local authority | Derry City and Strabane | | Electoral ward | Northland | | Westminster constituency | Foyle | | Delivery location | TLN0A Derry City and Strabane | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HOLYWELL TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85322000 - Community action programme ## Release History - 15 Jan 2025 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001316-2025 - 13 Sep 2024 at 09:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029332-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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