Contract

T24-130BUS PEACEPLUS Our Present Past

  • Derry City and Strabane District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001309

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-049a85

Published 15 January 2025, 10:28am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Council Offices, 98 Strand Road

Derry

BT48 7NN

Contact

Via eTendersNI Messaging

Email

tenders@derrystrabane.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

T24-130BUS PEACEPLUS Our Present Past

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85322000 - Community action programme

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Our Present Past. This project is an adult-based, cross-community dialogue programme exploring any aspect or combination of aspects of the past relevant to understanding Northern Ireland today e.g. World War 1 and/or 2, and/or Colonialism, and/or Plantation and/or the Troubles and/or Peace Process. Topics will be discussed in interactive, community accessible way to adult community participants who may (or may not) have limited formal education and limited/no prior knowledge. Creative approaches to learning and site visits are encouraged in combination with more structured workshop-based learning and dialogue. 4 cross-community cohorts of 25-30 participants across 1 year – 18 months (or similar). This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. Arising from the Co-design process across the District, this project should strive to bring key benefit across the entire council area including rural and urban areas. The project will also encourage cross-border participation. The Co-Design process indicated a need to build on the PEACEIV Decade of Centenaries work and a continued interest in history. It was felt vital to include dialogue-based projects based on the principles of Shared and Ethical Remembrance which engage with potentially contentious issues in history and which challenge thinking and encourage learning and reflection. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £80,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85322000 - Community action programme

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Derry City and Strabane District Council invite suppliers to tender for PeacePlus Our Present Past. This project is an adult-based, cross-community dialogue programme exploring any aspect or combination of aspects of the past relevant to understanding Northern Ireland today e.g. World War 1 and/or 2, and/or Colonialism, and/or Plantation and/or the Troubles and/or Peace Process. Topics will be discussed in interactive, community accessible way to adult community participants who may (or may not) have limited formal education and limited/no prior knowledge. Creative approaches to learning and site visits are encouraged in combination with more structured workshop-based learning and dialogue. 4 cross-community cohorts of 25-30 participants across 1 year – 18 months (or similar). This project is under the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity Theme. Arising from the Co-design process across the District, this project should strive to bring key benefit across the entire council area including rural and urban areas. The project will also encourage cross-border participation. The Co-Design process indicated a need to build on the PEACEIV Decade of Centenaries work and a continued interest in history. It was felt vital to include dialogue-based projects based on the principles of Shared and Ethical Remembrance which engage with potentially contentious issues in history and which challenge thinking and encourage learning and reflection. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes

Identification of the project

PEACEPLUS Programme 2021-2027. Investment Area 1.1 Co-designed Local PEACEPLUS Action Plans


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-029314


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

RURAL AREA PARTNERSHIP IN DERRY LIMITED

2 Foreglen Road

LONDONDERRY

BT47 3TP

Email

philip@rapidni.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £80,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £80,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice NI

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice NI

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

As per PCR 2015

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice NI

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom