Official UK procurement notice
T2567b PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism Language Cultural Access Projectro
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for a Collaborative Cross-Community Language and Cultural Access Project to be delivered across the city. This will 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)
The PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project forms part of the wider From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project and contributes to the implementation of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
CPV: Cultural event organisation services · Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£270,055
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria - quality criteria (65%), cost (20%) and social value (15%)
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 2 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
- Authority reference
T2567b- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033966- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052ac5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published2 Jun 2025, 14:58 BST
- Market engagement11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Following informal market engagement, the Council is holding a pre-market engagement event with interested suppliers to provide information on the PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project.
This project contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures & Diversity theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.
Please note this project was previously advertised as Lot 1 of From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism and is now being re-tendered.
Budget £270,055; Participants = 1110 participants (plus 650 wider)
Duration: 2 years 5 months (August 2025 – December 2027)
This Pre-Market Engagement Event will be held from 10.00am- 11.00am on Wednesday 4th June 2025. There is an option to join in-person in room AD1I, Belfast City Council Adelaide Street Offices (9 Adelaide St, Belfast, BT2 8GA), or via MS Teams.
The session will provide information the project requirements, key deliverables and results, the procurement process and the indicative timeframes for the project.
Suppliers will need to register by Friday 30th May, by emailing peacepluslap@belfastcity.gov.uk
Further detail will be issued to registered attendees in advance of the session as well as a Teams link, if applicable.
The PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross Community Language and Cultural Access Project forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Next notice expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published377 days ago15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jun 2025, 14:58 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 10:27 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active20 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST20 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 15:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST31 Jul 2025, 15:18 BST+14 days · was 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2025, 16:08 BST
Published amendments (1)
Closing date extended to 15th August at 12pm
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 2 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 18 Sept 2025 | CancelledNo valid bids received. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender