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title: "T2577 PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project"
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# T2577 PEACEPLUS Interfaith & Belief Project

Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b6b4

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## Summary

Belfast City Council is currently in the active tender stage for the "T2577 Interfaith and Belief Project", focusing on education and training services within the interfaith and belief sector. The procurement involves three primary streams including Education and Awareness (contract duration), Unity and Peace (18-month duration), and Celebrating Faith and Belief Festivals (contract duration). The aim is to increase knowledge and awareness of different faiths and beliefs across Belfast, promoting positive dialogue and expression, and building trust and respect. The project, part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan supported by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), is allocated a budget of £304,564 from February 2025 to December 2027. The contract submission period ends on 19th December 2024, and bid opening will occur on the same day.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with experience in community engagement and capacity building. It is well-suited for companies capable of cross-community collaboration, organising cultural events, and developing educational programmes targeted at improving relations among diverse religious and non-religious groups. Participating in this contract can bolster a company's portfolio in delivering impactful societal projects and can pave the way for further collaborative efforts within the council's broader community agenda.

## Notice

The Interfaith and Belief Project will build, improve and sustain relationships between and within communities of different faiths and beliefs by addressing issues of trust, prejudice, intolerance and building mutual respect and a shared commitment to the common good. The objective of the project is to deliver an interfaith and belief collaboration project through a 3 year Education and Awareness element, an 18 month Unity and Peace - Welcoming Programme element and a 3 year celebrating faith festivals across the city with a view to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths and beliefs across Belfast. The project will engage 870 direct participants in cross community, interfaith joined up collaboration, with a wider 2,900 members engaged in capacity building, cafe culture events, training, learning, sharing and creation of awareness through the programme including projects which reach those most disadvantaged in the City. The allocated budget for this project is PS304,564 (excluding VAT) over 3 years from February 2025 - December 2027. Stream 1: Education and Awareness (3year programme) This project element aims to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths &, beliefs across Belfast and as a result improve relations between people of different religions and nonreligious backgrounds and build trust and respect through the development of educational materials. Stream 2: Unity and Peace Welcoming Programme (18month programme) This project element aims to increase awareness of the physical, human and community assets within different interfaith and belief organisations across Belfast, with a view to seeing how these can best be utilised within Belfast's vision of a shared society and in helping to achieve the outcomes within the Belfast Agenda. Stream 3 Celebrating Faith Festivals in the City (3year programme) This project element aims to celebrate and showcase the diversity of faiths & beliefs across Belfast through a range of different events and activities with a view to building Belfast's vision of a shared society and city, that respects all and challenges prejudice, hatred, and discrimination. The project will be delivered city wide across communities of faith and belief groups, large and small, depending on their locations/multiple locations, will come together at various sites to showcase and share opportunities for engagement with others within their facilities resulting in wider community impacts and engagements. The project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Interfaith and Belief Project will build, improve and sustain relationships between and within communities of different faiths and beliefs by addressing issues of trust, prejudice, intolerance and building mutual respect and a shared commitment to the common good. The objective of the project is to deliver an interfaith and belief collaboration project through a 3 year Education and Awareness element, an 18 month Unity and Peace - Welcoming Programme element and a 3 year celebrating faith festivals across the city with a view to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths and beliefs across Belfast. The project will engage 870 direct participants in cross community, interfaith joined up collaboration, with a wider 2,900 members engaged in capacity building, cafe culture events, training, learning, sharing and creation of awareness through the programme including projects which reach those most disadvantaged in the City. The allocated budget for this project is PS304,564 (excluding VAT) over 3 years from February 2025 - December 2027. Stream 1: Education and Awareness (3year programme) This project element aims to increase knowledge and awareness about different faiths &, beliefs across Belfast and as a result improve relations between people of different religions and nonreligious backgrounds and build trust and respect through the development of educational materials. Stream 2: Unity and Peace Welcoming Programme (18month programme) This project element aims to increase awareness of the physical, human and community assets within different interfaith and belief organisations across Belfast, with a view to seeing how these can best be utilised within Belfast's vision of a shared society and in helping to achieve the outcomes within the Belfast Agenda. Stream 3 Celebrating Faith Festivals in the City (3year programme) This project element aims to celebrate and showcase the diversity of faiths & beliefs across Belfast through a range of different events and activities with a view to building Belfast's vision of a shared society and city, that respects all and challenges prejudice, hatred, and discrimination. The project will be delivered city wide across communities of faith and belief groups, large and small, depending on their locations/multiple locations, will come together at various sites to showcase and share opportunities for engagement with others within their facilities resulting in wider community impacts and engagements. The project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

Options: Possible extension up to 6 months subject to funding and all necessary approvals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010637-2025 |
| 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 | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £304,564 |
| Lots value | £304,564 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £304,564 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 8GD |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 12:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010637-2025
- 15 Nov 2024 at 10:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036967-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk

## Provenance

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