---
title: "The Executive Office (TEO) Communities in Transition (CIT): Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme (aged 4 - 16 years) in the North Belfast CIT Area"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE (TEO)"
published: "2025-05-16"
---

# The Executive Office (TEO) Communities in Transition (CIT): Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme (aged 4 - 16 years) in the North Belfast CIT Area

Buyer: THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE (TEO)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00.json)

## Summary

The Executive Office (TEO) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has awarded a contract under the Communities in Transition (CIT) programme, titled "Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme" in the North Belfast CIT Area. The initiative, valued at £168,000, aims to enhance educational, employment and life aspirations for young people aged 4 to 16, along with support for families and communities affected by paramilitarism, criminality, and organised crime. The contract was awarded to BCT N.I. C.I.C, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) with voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) considerations. The procurement, conducted through an open competition method under a 'light-touch' regime, began its contract phase on 20 May 2025, running initially until 31 March 2026, with the possibility for a one-year extension to March 2027.

This contract provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social services, particularly those that can deliver innovative programmes aimed at addressing complex social issues. SMEs and VCSEs with expertise in community and youth engagement, educational initiatives, and social improvement programmes will find this tender an excellent fit. The focus on improving life outcomes for young people in areas with high paramilitary activity represents a meaningful opportunity for businesses to leverage their skills in contributing to societal betterment while also growing their operations within the public sector framework. The contract's potential extension underscores the commitment to a sustained engagement strategy, amplifying prospects for long-term business involvement and impact.

## Notice

The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a programme that has the potential to improve educational, employment and life aspirations for young people (aged 4 - 16 years), as well as providing additional supports for families and communities who are raising young people within the North Belfast CIT Area; this relates to New Lodge and Greater Ardoyne (maps of the designated areas are attached at Annex A of the Specification). This programme will focus on lack of aspiration for children and young people at both primary (age 4 - 11 years old) and post primary school level (age 12 - 16 years old), parents/carers/key influencers. In doing so, the programme will help to: * Raise educational attainment of school age youth; * Improve employment opportunities and life aspirations: * Improve learning outcomes for young people; * Build the capacity of parents, families and the wider community to support the young people to make better life choices and achieve a better quality of life 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 will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.4 of the Specification. The Contractor must not be delivering general youth activities as part of this programme, activities must be clearly linked to addressing issues which have arisen as a result of living in a community with high levels of paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime and, to the Benefits Framework (as listed 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.

### 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/022078-2025 |
| 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 | 16 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 19 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | £140,000 |
| 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 (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 | BCT N.I. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 16 May 2025 at 09:30 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022078-2025
- 1 Apr 2025 at 08:24 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012129-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022078-2025
  16th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012129-2025
  1st April 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

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04fb00.json.