--- title: "T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2025-05-29" --- # T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated Buyer: DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-049a9c.json) ## Summary The Derry City and Strabane District Council has completed the procurement process for the "T24-135BUS PEACEPLUS Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated" project, an interfaith community action programme. This project focuses on community education and tourism in Strabane and the North-West area, celebrating the life of hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander. The procurement falls under the services category, particularly the community action programme, and is classified under CPV 85322000. The process used an open procurement method and was governed by the legal basis CELEX 32014L0024. The contract was awarded to THE CHURCHES' TRUST LTD on 29 May 2025, and it was signed for a total value of £39,992. The Derry City and Strabane District Council acted as the buying organisation, with funding also supported by the European Union. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community education, tourism, and cultural projects, particularly those with expertise in interfaith and community engagement. Enterprises that focus on inclusive community programmes or have experience in cross-cultural projects will find this procurement particularly well-suited to their capabilities. Given the project's focus on accessibility, businesses that offer innovative solutions to include rural and elderly populations will also find competitive opportunities. With an emphasis on nurturing relationships and dialogue among diverse groups, this tender encourages involvement from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) capable of delivering quality services aligned with the PEACEPLUS initiative's objectives. The open procedure used in this procurement ensures a transparent and competitive environment, ideal for businesses looking to expand their foothold in public sector contracts. ## Notice Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated. This project is an interfaith, inter-church, community education and tourism project. It will bring people of diverse Christian faith traditions (and wider to include those with no or other religion) together to research and celebrate the life of Cecil Frances Alexander with relevance to Strabane and the North-West area. The PEACEPLUS co-design process highlighted the opportunity to use her life as a topic of shared interest to build relationships, dialogue and awareness. Cecil Frances Alexander was a famous hymn writer (All Things Bright and Beautiful, There is a Green Hill Far Away etc.) who lived in Strabane. The project is a key faith-based project recruiting participants from Christian churches, other world faiths, history and community groups who might otherwise not mix across religious and cultural traditions. As it may prove of particular interest to older people, the project should inbuild accessibility for rural participants, the elderly, those with disabilities and other access requirements to maximise engagement. Whilst Cecil Frances Alexander's life and works do also have welcome connections with other parts of the council area and beyond, it was the co-design process in the Strabane District Electoral Area (DEA) which showed specific interest in engagement. This project should therefore strive to bring key benefit to that area, using that area and the surrounding rural areas as it's primary area for recruitment of participants in the first instance. Participants from elsewhere are however welcome to fill remaining places and/or bring cross-community balance. This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. 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 Cecil Francis Alexander Celebrated. This project is an interfaith, inter-church, community education and tourism project. It will bring people of diverse Christian faith traditions (and wider to include those with no or other religion) together to research and celebrate the life of Cecil Frances Alexander with relevance to Strabane and the North-West area. The PEACEPLUS co-design process highlighted the opportunity to use her life as a topic of shared interest to build relationships, dialogue and awareness. Cecil Frances Alexander was a famous hymn writer (All Things Bright and Beautiful, There is a Green Hill Far Away etc.) who lived in Strabane. The project is a key faith-based project recruiting participants from Christian churches, other world faiths, history and community groups who might otherwise not mix across religious and cultural traditions. As it may prove of particular interest to older people, the project should inbuild accessibility for rural participants, the elderly, those with disabilities and other access requirements to maximise engagement. Whilst Cecil Frances Alexander's life and works do also have welcome connections with other parts of the council area and beyond, it was the co-design process in the Strabane District Electoral Area (DEA) which showed specific interest in engagement. This project should therefore strive to bring key benefit to that area, using that area and the surrounding rural areas as it's primary area for recruitment of participants in the first instance. Participants from elsewhere are however welcome to fill remaining places and/or bring cross-community balance. This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. 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/028508-2025 | | 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 | 29 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 May 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | Lots value | £40,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £39,992 | ## 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 | THE CHURCHES' TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85322000 - Community action programme ## Release History - 29 May 2025 at 13:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028508-2025 - 13 Sep 2024 at 10:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029350-2024 ## 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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