--- title: "PEACEPLUS - Our Historical Borough" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065cce" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065cce" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065cce.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065cce.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2026-02-26" --- # PEACEPLUS - Our Historical Borough Buyer: ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065cce [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065cce) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065cce.json) ## Summary Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking to develop a PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan titled "Our Historical Borough," focused on the regeneration and connectivity of heritage and historical sites around Antrim and Newtownabbey. The procurement is at the planning stage, with a market engagement scheduled to gather insights on potential approaches, risks, and technology applicable to the tourism and heritage industry. Interested parties can participate by submitting a questionnaire by 12 noon on 20 March 2026 via eSourcingNI. This initiative is funded by the Special EU Programmes Body and follows Northern Irish devolved regulations, aiming to engage the local community in historical preservation through services related to recreational, cultural, and sporting activities, as well as administrative services related to tourism affairs. The tender offers substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in IT consulting, software solutions, cultural, recreational services, and tourism promotion. The creation of new heritage hubs, trails, and an accompanying mobile app positions businesses to contribute significantly towards enhancing the local historical and tourism economy. This project may particularly appeal to organisations with expertise in mobile app development, cultural site management, and those capable of delivering administrative services linked to tourism. With a planned contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 December 2028, interested businesses should prepare to leverage this opportunity to share innovative solutions that support the council’s objectives for heritage preservation and community engagement. ## Notice Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has received funding through the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) to develop and deliver a PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. Programme 1 entitled 'Our Historical Borough' will ensure the regeneration and connectivity of heritage and historical sites throughout the Borough. As part of this, Council will deliver a range of new heritage focused visitor products, including walking and driving trails, promoted through two central Heritage Hubs. This programme will provide a platform for building a strong and vibrant local historical and tourism economy, whilst protecting and supporting the growth and knowledge of our shared history for many years to come. As part of the 'Our Historical Borough' Programme, Council seeks to deliver the following projects: * The creation of two designated Heritage Hubs - one in Antrim and one in Newtownabbey * The creation of five themed driving trails across the Borough * The creation of ten walking trails across the Borough * A full signage and wayfinding upgrade of heritage sites across the Borough * The development of an app to accompany the trails giving additional information on secondary sites of interest and visitor information. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gain an understanding of the latest developments, technology and products in the tourism and heritage industry, in relation to the above projects and how this can inform the Council's tender specification. Any information gathered will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential procurement process nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage in any upcoming procurement process. For avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process. Any procurement process will be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations applicable to projects funded under the PEACEPLUS programme. ### Planning Information The Council would like to invite participation in the market engagement exercise through the completion of the questionnaire. This questionnaire will be used to assist the Council to gain a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate approach, the capacity of the market to deliver and any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. Any submission received in response to this exercise will not constitute any contractual agreement between the respondent and the Council. In addition, depending on the volume of responses, the Council may wish to follow up the questionnaire with a face to face or virtual meetings with respondents. Each meeting will provide an opportunity for further mutual understanding of the individual response and any potential issues around this procurement including, but not limited to any risks or issues that may not have previously been considered. If the Council exercises its right to engage in follow up meetings, the respondents will be contacted with the dates and times available for meetings. While the Council will attempt to accommodate respondents’ preferences, meetings will be scheduled on a first come basis. In addition, where any respondent has a special requirement such as video conferencing (should they be based in other jurisdictions), they should highlight it in their response and the Council will do their best to make the necessary provisions. Further details on the process are available in the documentation whch can be accessed via eSourcingNI. The questionnaire must be submitted via eSourcingNI by Friday, 20 March 2026 at 12noon. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017213-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ANTRIM | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT41 2UB | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN0D Antrim and Newtownabbey | | Local authority | Antrim and Newtownabbey | | Electoral ward | Springfarm | | Westminster constituency | South Antrim | | Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75125000 - Administrative services related to tourism affairs - 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ## Release History - 26 Feb 2026 at 11:12 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017213-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017213-2026 26th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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