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title: "The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the East Belfast CIT Area"
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# The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the East Belfast CIT Area

Buyer: THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04efdd

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## Summary

The Executive Office (TEO) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the East Belfast CIT Area, as part of the Communities in Transition Project. This initiative falls under Phase 3 of the project's strategy to combat paramilitarism, criminality, and organised crime until 31 March 2027. The central government organisation further extended the effort after initial phases completed in March 2024, highlighting Northern Irish devolved regulations' application. NI Alternatives Ltd, operating as a supplier, will lead the contracted services with a gross contract value of £247,000. While the initial contract period spans from 6 May 2025 to 31 March 2026, there is an option for renewal extending it up to 2027, reflecting the ongoing commitment to improving community resilience.

This opportunity is well-suited for SMEs and VCSEs capable of specialising in community, social, and personal services, particularly those aimed at addressing mental health and addiction issues tied to criminal influences. By engaging in this contract, businesses can significantly contribute to the local community's welfare by providing support and capacity-building initiatives aligned with the Executive Office’s strategic goals. The procurement method was open competition, allowing competitive access for appropriate service providers aiming to bolster their outreach and service impact in Northern Ireland, particularly within the thematic area of social and community wellbeing services.

## Notice

The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a Mental Health and Addictions Support programme in the East Belfast CIT Area; this relates to the Mount and Ballymacarrett (Annex A of the Specification provides maps of the areas). The programme will facilitate building a resilient community through an asset-based approach, advocating collaboration with statutory, community and voluntary bodies responsible for mental health and addictions, to be able to support those in need in terms of mental health, drugs and alcohol misuse, all of which make people vulnerable to paramilitarism and organised crime and impeded in their personal transition This tender is linked to the Communities in Transition (CIT) Project which had been due to end in March 2024 however the Executive made a commitment to extend the overall Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime (EPPOC) to March 2027. As CIT is a key element of EPPOC, it has also been extended to 31 March 2027. This phase of delivery is classed as Phase 3 of CIT and will operate from 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2027. Phase 1 of the Project provided a firm foundation for continuing to address the issues that allow Paramilitarism, criminality and coercive control to persist within communities. Phase 2 presented an opportunity to further refine the work under a thematic approach as we move forward. Phase 3 will see delivery move from a thematic approach to an issues-based approach focusing on the key issues caused by paramilitarism in communities. This Contract falls under Phase 3 and will support the Department in its overall delivery of the CIT Project. The Contractor's programme of work will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.5 of the Specification. The core purpose of this programme is multi-fold: * Raise awareness of existing mental health and addictions support services available; * Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community; * Increase community capacity and encourage sustainable wider community participation for the betterment of the community; * Develop more coherent relationships between the community and service providers; * Stimulate interest in community-based action to reduce vulnerability to the underlying issues such as drug and alcohol misuse; * Increase individual and community resilience against paramilitary control; and * Reduce the number of people vulnerable to paramilitary influence and control. All activities which the Contractor proposes to carry out must clearly link to the objectives listed above and to the Benefits Framework (as listed at paragraph 6.6 of the Specification). The Contractor must not be delivering general health and wellbeing activities as part of this programme, activities must be clearly linked to addressing the mental health and addiction issues which have arisen as a result of living in a community with high levels of paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime. Full details of the requirements for this Contract are provided for within the Specification of Requirements Schedule.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an option to extend the Contract for one further period of 12 months, up to 31 March 2027, subject to need and satisfactory performance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018646-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 5 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £206,000 |
| Lots value | £206,000 |
| Awards value | £206,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE (TEO) |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT4 3SR |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Stormont |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NI ALTERNATIVES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 2 May 2025 at 08:34 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018646-2025
- 20 Mar 2025 at 15:23 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010465-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018646-2025
  2nd May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010465-2025
  20th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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