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Published 16 Sept 2026, 14:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RFQ2026/35 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Mourne Film Festival Project - Rural Women’s Voices.

Official notice

Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£21,790£26,148 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 30 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Competent Consultancy companies are hereby invited to tender to design, develop and deliver NMANDD PEACEPLUS Mourne International Film Festival Project; Rural Women’s Voices. The aim is to deliver and design a community-led creative programme empowering women from the Mourne DEA (District Electoral Area) to develop their voices through creative writing and filmmaking culminating in a 20-minute original film created by participants that will be premiered at an International Film Festival celebrating Rural Women in the week of International Women’s Day 8th March 2027. The women will plan the film festival selecting films that reflect the lives of rural women around the world. This project aims to amplify underrepresented rural women’s stories, connecting local experiences with global perspectives.

CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£21,790
Contract period: 30 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (5 mo)Value: £21,790 exc. VAT · £26,148 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • As per RFQ Documentation: 80%
  • As per RFQ Documentation: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • As per RFQ Documentation
  • As per RFQ Documentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Sept 2026, 14:21 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 14:21 BST
Authority reference
CA18475
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087803
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesOther community, social and personal servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

16 Sept 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published43 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 14:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by20 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline15 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 5h
    30 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 14:21 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PJMQ-5831-RNZM Unit 19 Rampart Road, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry, Northern Ireland, BT34 2QUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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