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title: "The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Regional Expanding Restorative Practice in Non Justice Settings"
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# The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Regional Expanding Restorative Practice in Non Justice Settings

Buyer: THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f72d

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## Summary

The Executive Office (TEO) in Belfast is driving a significant procurement process titled "Communities in Transition (CIT): Regional Expanding Restorative Practice in Non Justice Settings," focusing on services within the "Other community, social and personal services" category. This initiative aims to enhance restorative practices across eight focus areas to tackle issues like paramilitarism and community division. The project is scheduled to commence in April 2025 and conclude on 31 March 2026, marking Phase 3 of the broader CIT project which extends to 2027. The procurement takes place under an open competition, with the tender process recently completed and awarded to Community Restorative Justice Ireland on 6 May 2025, with a contract value of £505,000. The procurement adheres to a light-touch regime and involves cross-agency collaboration to build safer communities, while the contract period officially starts on 12 May 2025.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in community services, especially those with expertise in restorative justice and engagement with statutory agencies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-positioned to leverage this contract, given the significant emphasis on community-centric solutions and the light-touch regime, which often facilitates participation from a diverse range of service providers. By aligning activities with the CIT project's objectives and the overarching Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime, interested businesses have the chance to contribute to critical social change while expanding their operational footprint within the United Kingdom, particularly Northern Ireland.

## Notice

The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to appoint a Contractor to design and deliver a programme of activities that will increase the use of restorative practice in the eight Communities in Transition (CIT) Areas of focus. The core purpose of the proposed intervention for the 8 CIT areas is multi-fold: * To address underlying community and personal issues such as poverty, educational under attainment, health, isolation, environmental, anti-social behaviour, community safety, policing, and community division which are being exploited by those seeking to sustain paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime; * promote the use of peaceful and democratic means and the rule of law * support those wishing to move away from paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime and; and * To work in partnership with statutory agencies, including law enforcement and the criminal justice system to build safe and confident communities. This tender is linked to the 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 will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.5 of the Specification. Full details of all the requirements for this Contract are provided for within the Specification of Requirements Schedule. The Contractor must not be delivering general programme activities as part of this programme, all activities must clearly link to the objectives listed above and to the Benefits Framework (as listed at paragraph 6.6 of the Specification). It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in April 2025 and run until 31 March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019646-2025 |
| 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 | 8 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 11 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,500 |
| Lots value | £500,500 |
| Awards value | £505,000 |
| 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 | COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IRELAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 8 May 2025 at 10:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019646-2025
- 21 Mar 2025 at 11:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010604-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019646-2025
  8th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010604-2025
  21st March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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