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Published 15 Jan 2026, 09:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-193HCO Rural Community Development Support Services

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£70,000≈ £70k / year · £70,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 29 Apr 2026

Awarded to RAPID Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) Community Development Section (Health and Community Directorate) invites submission of competitive tenders, to deliver a local Rural Community Development Support Service to the Community and Voluntary Sector organisations based within the three Rural District Electoral Areas (DEAs) of the Council area, namely Sperrin, Derg and Faughan. DCSDC seek to appoint an independent suitably qualified and experienced organisation to support the Community and Voluntary sector groups as a shared resource within the three Rural DEAs of Sperrin, Derg and Faughan, this work must complement the existing service provided by DCSDC through the Community Development Section and must not duplicate what Council currently provides or duplicate the support provided by DAERA or other Government Departments. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Administration services · Administration, defence and social security services · Administrative social services · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Community action programme · Equal opportunities consultancy services · General public services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£70,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £70,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

75000000 Administration, defence and social security services 75100000 Administration services 75110000 General public services 75200000 Provision of services to the community 85321000 Administrative social services 85322000 Community action programme

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jan 2026, 09:07 GMT
Last source update: 14 May 2026, 10:00 BST
Authority reference: T25-193HCO Rural Community Development Support Services
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-003311
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Administration servicesAdministration, defence and social security servicesAdministrative social servicesCivic betterment and community facility support servicesCommunity action programmeEqual opportunities consultancy servicesGeneral public servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060638 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

15 Jan 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published283 days ago
15 Jan 2026, 09:07 GMT
Clarification questions by267 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline253 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts207 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published164 days ago
14 May 2026, 10:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
15 Jan 2026, 09:07 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 May 2026, 10:00 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 May 2026, 10:00 BST
Contract signature expected
14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £84,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RAPID LtdSME15 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£84,000 inc. VAT	29 Apr 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RAPID LtdAwarded supplier 2 Foreglen Road, Killaloo, Claudy, Northern Ireland, BT47 3TPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 May 2026, 10:00 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Jan 2026, 09:07 GMT