Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of Minority Ethnic Casework & Advice Services in Belfast
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published estimate£760,000≈ £507k / year · £912,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2026awarded 18 Jun 2026
Awarded to Law Centre NI2 awards
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 29 Feb 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council (the "Council") has received Home Office Dispersal funding, from the Northern Ireland Executive Office, to assist in developing advice services for people from minority ethnic backgrounds in Belfast. As such, the Council requires a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to deliver community based casework and advice services (to be supported by multi agency advice clinics).
- No preliminary market engagement: Limited time for tender to be carried out.
CPV: Miscellaneous services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£760,000
75200000 Provision of services to the community98000000 Other community, social and personal services98300000 Miscellaneous services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Modern Slavery Statement.
GDPR Compliance.
Safeguarding.
Insurances.
See tender documents for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Previous Company Experience.
Level 2 Immigration Advice Accreditation.
See tender documents for further information.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Methodology and Implementation Model: 55%
- Contract Resourcing: 10%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
- Methodology and Implementation Model
- Contract Resourcing
- Cost
- Social Value
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Modern Slavery Statement.
GDPR Compliance.
Safeguarding.
Insurances.
See tender documents for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Previous Company Experience.
Level 2 Immigration Advice Accreditation.
See tender documents for further information.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 08:53 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 09:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
T2744- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036875- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068924Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published180 days ago23 Apr 2026, 08:53 BST
- Clarification questions by146 days ago27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline140 days ago2 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by127 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published110 days ago2 Jul 2026, 09:31 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 08:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 09:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 09:53 BST
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 09:31 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £760,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Centre NISME1 Sept 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2029Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further period of 18 months. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Council reserves the right to purchase the following additional Services under this Contract during the Contract Period: - Additional Service Requirements: - originating out of legislative changes or changes in asylum and immigration law etc. that impacts delivery of the service. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and will be in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023.. | £760,000 | 18 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Law Centre NISME | £760,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Law Centre NISME
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2026
- Value
- £760,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further period of 18 months. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Council reserves the right to purchase the following additional Services under this Contract during the Contract Period. Additional Service Requirements: - originating out of legislative changes or changes in asylum and immigration law etc. that impacts delivery of the service. Any contract variation may be subject to further Council internal approvals and will be in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023..
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Law Centre NIAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender