Official UK procurement notice
RFQ 2025/66 - PEACEPLUS Cultural Programme - Voices of the Land - Poetry and songs from Crotlieve
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Newry, Mourne & Down District Council (NMDDC) Action Plan ‘Thriving Together’ has been developed by the PEACEPLUS Partnership, utilising a co-design approach involving comprehensive engagement with the local community and other key stakeholders including statutory providers, public bodies, businesses, and Council DEA (District Electoral Area) Forums.
This programme will focus on the cultural heritage of the Crotlieve area through an exploration of local poetry and song. Participants will engage in a structured programme of workshops, guided site visits, facilitated group writing sessions, and a concluding showcase event. The programme will provide opportunities for participants to work with poets, musicians, cultural practitioners, and local historians, fostering a deeper understanding of the area’s cultural traditions. A commemorative booklet will be produced to showcase the work created by participants during the programme.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Project Specific Questions: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Project Specific Questions
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Authority reference
CA17297- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018471- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMT
- Clarification questions by230 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 13:48 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
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