Official UK procurement notice
RFQ2025/52 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” Community Led Shared History and Culture Programme Martin Waddell Project
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNMDDC wishes to celebrate and interpret the work of Martin Waddell, one of the most renowned children’s authors worldwide. Martin has over 220 titles to his name, including internationally recognised classics such as Owl Babies, Farmer Duck, The Park in the Dark, and the Little Bear series. He has received numerous awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (2004) and the An Post Irish Book Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his profound contribution to children’s literature. Importantly, Martin has lived in Newcastle, Co. Down since childhood, with the Slieve Croob landscape and surrounding areas providing inspiration for many of his stories.
This project will use Martin’s works as a creative platform to engage communities, strengthen cross-community relationships, promote literacy, and inspire cultural exploration rooted in the local environment.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation: 80%
- As per RFQ Documentation: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation
- As per RFQ Documentation
- 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
- 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
- 23 Jan 2026, 10:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 10:42 GMT
- Authority reference
CA17067- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006078- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 11 Mar 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 10:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline248 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts229 days ago11 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 10:42 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender