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Published 9 Sept 2024, 12:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2567 PEACEPLUS From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism Project

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

12 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published estimate£949,140total for 12 lots
Submissions closed 26 Nov 2024awarded 7 Feb 2025
Awarded to Féile an Phobail, ARTS EKTA2 awards

What is being bought12 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). This contract contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity theme of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.

The Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project will be tendered through 4 Lots, aligned to the strands of the project.

Strand 1 (Lot 1): Community Language and Cultural Access Programme – to highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present within Belfast on a cross community basis through Irish Language and Ulster Scots Heritage project and New Languages Programme.

Strand 2 (Lot 2): Cultural Spaces Programme to increase awareness of community capacity within and cross community engagement in the different culturally significant spaces across Belfast through inter community connected neighbourhood and citywide venues leadership, capacity building and activities programme.

Strand 3 (Lot 3): Festivals and Flagship Events Programme to help flagship events become more accessible to all. This will include capacity building programme, a Flagship events cultural connector programme and a marching in step to different tunes / fusion of Belfast Sounds Programme.

Strand 4 (Lot 4): Culture and Built Heritage Programme – to develop and enhance public space availability, usage and capacity, including showcasing our historical built environment, walking tour including maritime heritage elements, events in vacant spaces across Belfast, and an intercultural burial traditions graveyard animation programme.

CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Education and training services · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure

12 lots · 4 with a published value (£949,140 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1CancelledLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to extend for six months subject to funding and necessary approvals.
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2To highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present…Published value£270,055

To highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present within Belfast on a cross-community basis through an Irish Language and Ulster-Scots Heritage project and a New Languages Programme.

Budget £270,055; Participants = 1,110 (plus minimum 650 wider participants)

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract delivery is up to November 2027. Any potential extension up to 6 months is subject to funding availability and necessary approvals.Variant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Community Language and Cultural Access Programme – to highlight the indigenous…PlannedLot estimate not published

Community Language and Cultural Access Programme – to highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present within Belfast on a cross community basis through Irish Language and Ulster Scots Heritage project and New Languages Programme.

Budget £270,055

Participants = 1,110 (plus 650 wider)

Duration: 3 years

Delivery: Northern Ireland
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #4CancelledLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to extend for 6 months subject to funding and necessary approvals.
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #5To increase awareness of, community capacity within and cross-community engagement in…Published value£206,330

To increase awareness of, community capacity within and cross-community engagement in the different culturally significant spaces across Belfast through inter community connected neighbourhood and city-wide venues leadership, capacity building and activities programme.

Budget £206,330; Participants = 426

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract delivery is up to December 2027. Any potential extension up to 6 months is subject to funding availability and necessary approvals.Variant bids: not allowed
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #6Cultural Spaces Programme to increase awareness of, community capacity within and…PlannedLot estimate not published

Cultural Spaces Programme to increase awareness of, community capacity within and cross community engagement in the different culturally significant spaces across Belfast through inter community connected neighbourhood and city-wide venues leadership, capacity building and activities programme.

Budget £206,330

Participants = 426

Duration: 3 years

Delivery: Northern Ireland
92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Lot #7AwardedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to extend for 6 months subject to funding and necessary approvals.
79952100 Cultural event organisation services
Lot #8To help festivals and flagship events become more accessible to allPublished value£238,555

To help festivals and flagship events become more accessible to all. This will include capacity building programme, a Flagship events cultural connector programme and a musical fusions project.

Budget £238,555; Participants = 404 (plus minimum 600 wider participants)

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract delivery is up to December 2027. Any potential extension up to 6 months is subject to funding availability and necessary approvals.Variant bids: not allowed
79952100 Cultural event organisation services
Lot #9Festivals and Flagship Events Programme to help flagship events become more accessible…PlannedLot estimate not published

Festivals and Flagship Events Programme to help flagship events become more accessible to all. This will include capacity building programme, a Flagship events cultural connector programme and a marching in step to different tunes / fusion of Belfast Sounds Programme.

Budget £238,555

Participants = 404 (plus 600 wider)

Duration: 3 years

Delivery: Northern Ireland
79952100 Cultural event organisation services
Lot #10AwardedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Option to extend for 6 months subject to funding and necessary approvals.
92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Lot #11To develop and enhance public space availability, usage and capacity, including a…Published value£234,200

To develop and enhance public space availability, usage and capacity, including a youth theatre project, showcasing our historical built environment and maritime heritage through walking tours and training new tour guides, events in vacant spaces across Belfast, and an intercultural burial traditions graveyard animation programme.

Budget £234,200; Participants = 625 (plus minimum 300 wider participants)

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract delivery is up to December 2027. Any potential extension up to 6 months is subject to funding availability and necessary approvals.Variant bids: not allowed
92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Lot #12Culture and Built Heritage Programme – to develop and enhance public space…PlannedLot estimate not published

Culture and Built Heritage Programme – to develop and enhance public space availability, usage and capacity, including showcasing our historical built environment, walking tour including maritime heritage elements, events in vacant spaces across Belfast, and an intercultural burial traditions graveyard animation programme.

Budget £234,200

Participants = 625 (plus 300 wider)

Duration: 3 years

Delivery: Northern Ireland
79952100 Cultural event organisation services

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 · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 65%Price: 20%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Approach and Implementation: 25%
  • Management, Resources and Systems: 10%
  • Administration: 10%
  • Monitoring and performance management: 15%
  • Communications: 5%
  • cost: 20%
  • Social value: 15%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Approach and Implementation: 25%
  • Management, Resources and Systems: 10%
  • Administration: 10%
  • Monitoring and performance management: 15%
  • Communications: 5%
  • Social value: 15%
  • cost: 20%
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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2024, 12:03 BST
Last source update
3 Mar 2025, 15:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Nov 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007694
Classification (CPV)
Cultural event organisation servicesEducation and training servicesLibrary, archives, museums and other cultural servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049922 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Oct 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    11 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    26 Nov 2024, 13:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 15:15 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    15 Oct 2024, 14:03 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    15 Oct 2024, 14:03 BST
  3. Deadline published: 26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    15 Oct 2024, 14:03 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2025, 15:15 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    3 Mar 2025, 15:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £472,7552 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 7 · The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast…1 award
Féile an PhobailSME£238,555 †—Awarded
Lot 10 · The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast…1 award
ARTS EKTASME£234,200 †—Awarded

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 007694-2025-3 · Féile an PhobailSME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2025
    Value
    £238,555
    Status
    active

  • Contract 007694-2025-4 · ARTS EKTASME

    Signed
    7 Feb 2025
    Value
    £234,200
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7 · The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast…1bids———
10 · The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast…1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.