Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
E-mail: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T2581 PEACEPLUS LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement Project
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The PEACEPLUS LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement Project aims to deliver an LGBTQIA+ support, education and awareness programme that builds greater collaboration across the LGBTQIA+ support infrastructure enabling and supporting the delivery of better local services and an outreach programme that will increase awareness, understanding and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community in Belfast. This project contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. The overall target requirement for the project is 625 participants with an allocated budget of £391672 exc VAT. The Project forms part of the Belfast Local Community Action plan which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
391 672.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
75200000
79952000
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The PEACEPLUS LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement Project aims to deliver an LGBTQIA+ support, education and awareness programme that builds greater collaboration across the LGBTQIA+ support infrastructure enabling and supporting the delivery of better local services and an outreach programme that will increase awareness, understanding and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community in Belfast. This project contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. The overall target requirement for the project is 625 participants with an allocated budget of £391672 exc VAT. The Project forms part of the Belfast Local Community Action plan which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Approach and Implementation
/ Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion: Management, Resources and Systems
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Administration
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Monitoring and performance management
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Communications
/ Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 15%
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Potential to extend for 6 months subject to funding and necessary approvals.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-040302
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Rainbow Project
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HERE NI
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cara Friend
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 391 672.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/04/2025