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

Buyer: THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE (TEO)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb04

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## Summary

The recent public procurement process involves "The Executive Office (TEO)" in Belfast, United Kingdom, concerning the "Communities in Transition (CIT): Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme (aged 4 – 16 years) in the Shankill CIT Area". This is in the industry category of "Other community, social and personal services" and addresses social issues related to paramilitarism and criminality, operating at both primary and post-primary school levels. The procurement is in the Award stage, having been completed as of 20th May 2025. Notably, the project is part of Phase 3 of the CIT Project under the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime, extended until 31 March 2027. The contract commenced on 22nd May 2025 and is set to run until 31st March 2026, with an option to renew until 2027.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), as demonstrated by the awarded contract to "Spectrum Centre", a Belfast-based SME. Companies with expertise in delivering community-focused programmes that address social issues faced by young people in communities with high paramilitary activities will find this procurement particularly relevant. Such businesses are well-suited to deliver the specified programme activities that aim to improve youth educational achievements, employment prospects, and overall life aspirations, while also enhancing the capacity of families and communities to support young people. The procurement was conducted through an open competition under a "below threshold" process, ensuring wide accessibility and inclusivity for eligible businesses to participate.

## 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 Shankill CIT Area; this is the Shankill upper and lower, including Woodvale (maps of the designated area 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/023148-2025 |
| 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 | 20 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 21 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £106,000 |
| Lots value | £106,000 |
| Awards value | £106,000 |
| 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 | SPECTRUM CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 20 May 2025 at 10:58 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023148-2025
- 1 Apr 2025 at 08:25 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012133-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023148-2025
  20th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012133-2025
  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

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