Tender

The Executive Office (TEO) Communities in Transition (CIT): Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme (aged 4 – 16 years) in the West Belfast CIT Area

The Executive Office (TEO)

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012134

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fb05

Published 1 April 2025, 9:26am

Scope

Description

The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a programme that has the potential to improve educational, employment and life aspirations for young people (aged 4 - 16 years), as well as providing additional supports for families and communities who are raising young people within the West Belfast CIT Area; this relates to Lower Falls, Twinbrook, Colin, Upper Springfield, Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy (maps of the designated area are attached at Annex A of the Specification). This programme will focus on lack of aspiration for children and young people at both primary (age 4 - 11 years old) and post primary school level (age 12 - 16 years old), parents/carers/key influencers. In doing so, the programme will help to:

• Raise educational attainment of school age youth;

• Improve employment opportunities and life aspirations:

• Improve learning outcomes for young people;

• Build the capacity of parents, families and the wider community to support the young people to make better life choices and achieve a better quality of life

The Contractor's programme will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.4 of the Specification. The Contractor must not be delivering general youth activities as part of this programme, activities must be clearly linked to addressing issues which have arisen as a result of living in a community with high levels of paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime and, to the Benefits Framework (as listed at paragraph 6.5 of the Specification). Full details of all the requirements for this Contract are provided for within the Specification of Requirements Schedule.

Total value (estimated)

£194,000 excluding VAT
£234,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

6 May 2025 to 31 March 2026
Possible extension to 31 March 2027
1 year, 10 months, 26 days

Description of possible extension:

There will be an option to extend the Contract for one further period of 12 months, up to 31 March 2027, subject to need and satisfactory performance.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

UKN - Northern Ireland

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

25 April 2025, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

29 April 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

Please refer to Document titled: ID 5892931 - Instructions to Tenderers

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Light touch

Contracting authority