Scope
Reference
ID 5841194
Description
The Executive Office (TEO) is seeking to establish a Contract for the provision of a Mental Health and Addictions Support programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area (Annex A of the Specification provides maps of the area). The programme will facilitate building a resilient community through an asset-based approach, advocating collaboration with statutory, community and voluntary bodies responsible for mental health and addictions, to be able to support those in need in terms of mental health, drugs and alcohol misuse, all of which make people vulnerable to paramilitarism and organised crime and impeded in their personal transition This tender is linked to the Communities in Transition (CIT) Project which had been due to end in March 2024 however the Executive made a commitment to extend the overall Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime (EPPOC) to March 2027. As CIT is a key element of EPPOC, it has also been extended to 31 March 2027. This phase of delivery is classed as Phase 3 of CIT and will operate from 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2027. Phase 1 of the Project provided a firm foundation for continuing to address the issues that allow Paramilitarism, criminality and coercive control to persist within communities. Phase 2 presented an opportunity to further refine the work under a thematic approach as we move forward. Phase 3 will see delivery move from a thematic approach to an issues-based approach focusing on the key issues caused by paramilitarism in communities. This Contract falls under Phase 3 and will support the Department in its overall delivery of the CIT Project. The Contractor's programme of work will incorporate and deliver a number of programme activities, described at paragraph 6.5 of the Specification. The core purpose of this programme is multi-fold: • Raise awareness of existing mental health and addictions support services available; • Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community; • Increase community capacity and encourage sustainable wider community participation for the betterment of the community; • Develop more coherent relationships between the community and service providers; • Stimulate interest in community-based action to reduce vulnerability to the underlying issues such as drug and alcohol misuse; • Increase individual and community resilience against paramilitary control; and • Reduce the number of people vulnerable to paramilitary influence and control. All activities which the Contractor proposes to carry out must clearly link to the objectives listed above and to the Benefits Framework (as listed at paragraph 6.6 of the Specification). The Contractor must not be delivering general health and wellbeing activities as part of this programme, activities must be clearly linked to addressing the mental health and addiction issues which have arisen as a result of living in a community with high levels of paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime. Full details of the requirements for this Contract are provided for within the Specification of Requirements Schedule.
Contract 1. The Executive Office (TEO) – Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area
Supplier
Contract value
- £206,000 excluding VAT
- £247,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
2 May 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
2 May 2025
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
Information about tenders
- 2 tenders received
- 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 2 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
Extern Northern Ireland
HYDEPARK HOUSE 3 MCKINNEY ROAD
NEWTOWNABBEY
BT36 4PE
United Kingdom
Email: info@extern.org
Region: UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes
Contract 1. The Executive Office (TEO) - Communities in Transition (CIT): Mental Health and Addictions Support Programme in the Carrickfergus and Larne CIT Area
Contracting authority
The Executive Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Castle Buildings
Belfast
BT4 3SR
United Kingdom
Email: david.cook@executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk
Website: https://etendersni.gov.uk
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland