PEACEPLUS Collaborative Interaction Programme award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 14:01.

Opportunity overview

To deliver seven standalone PEACEPLUS cross community projects, one in each District Electoral Area (DEA), engaging individuals and communities who are not typically involved in peacebuilding. Through structured contact, facilitated dialogue, and capacity building, the programme will strengthen relationships, empower communities, and support the development of shared visions for local areas. This work will contribute to the gradual removal of psychological and physical barriers and promote long term reconciliation. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18146. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18146 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £68.5k
Awarded: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-401df3e0-93a2-4a6a-9579-91c63cef4c16-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
CPV80000000 — Education and training services
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 0aac0aa0-c2d3-4000-bdfc-21c548cda89f
Published: 1 Jul 2026, 10:00
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 92000000
Description: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 98000000
Description: Other community, social and personal services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85000000
Description: Health and social work services

Tender Period

Ends: 9 Sept 2026, 01:00

Contract period

Starts: 10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Aug 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: BT34 2QU

Entry 2

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 3

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 4

Country Name: Europe

Entry 5

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 6

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 7

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-333373
Name: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

Identifier

Legal Name: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

Address

Street Address: Unit 19 Rampart Road, Greenbank Industrial Estate
Locality: Newry
Postal Code: BT34 2QU
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Timothy Ervine
Email: support@multiquote.com
Telephone: 0151 482 9230

Details

Url: https://suppliers.multiquote.com ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339075
Name: UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Identifier

Legal Name: UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Address

Street Address: 58 Bishopshill, DROMORE, BT25 1FL

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-401df3e0-93a2-4a6a-9579-91c63cef4c16-1
Status: active
Date: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 1 Jul 2026, 10:00

Value

Amount: 68,480
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339075
Name: UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Contract period

Starts: 10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Aug 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81c7f5ce-7b07-4d11-9989-be89c73f8919 ↗
Published: 1 Jul 2026, 10:00
Date Modified: 9 Oct 2026, 12:36
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Newry · BT34 2QU · England
Delivery location · BT34 2QU
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

81c7f5ce-7b07-4d11-9989-be89c73f8919-917251Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 9 Oct 2026, 12:36

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council awarded a £68,480 PEACEPLUS Collaborative Interaction Programme contract to UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD. The programme is intended to deliver seven cross-community projects across District Electoral Areas.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded; source record marked complete and award marked activeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the award status is "active".
Award decision date9 October 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract period10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027Evidence: Award and tender contractPeriod records these start and end dates.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 81c7f5ce-7b07-4d11-9989-be89c73f8919-917251
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-401df3e0-93a2-4a6a-9579-91c63cef4c16
First published: 9 Oct 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 14:01
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Contracts Finder notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

Read the analysis methodology →

AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded to UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD under an open procedure. The notice records a contract period from 10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

Market significance

This is a £68,480 community, training and peacebuilding-related services award focused on cross-community engagement and reconciliation.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-401df3e0-93a2-4a6a-9579-91c63cef4c16-1 · 68480 GBP · verified

View supporting evidence

The award names UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD as supplier and gives a value of £68,480. Supplier verification identifies company number NI653837 through an exact-name match.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded; source record marked complete and award marked active

View supporting evidence

Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the award status is "active".

Award decision date

95% confidence

9 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award record date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Recorded contract period

96% confidence

10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027

View supporting evidence

Award and tender contractPeriod records these start and end dates.

Contract execution status

98% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£68,480

View supporting evidence

The single award value is 68,480 GBP.

Value allocation

93% confidence

Allocated to the single recorded award

View supporting evidence

One award and one supplier are supplied; no lot-level value allocation is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender publication

96% confidence

1 July 2026

View supporting evidence

Tender datePublished is 2026-07-01T10:00:26+01:00.

Submission deadline

98% confidence

9 September 2026 at 01:00 BST

View supporting evidence

TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-09T01:00:00+01:00.

Recorded contract start

96% confidence

10 September 2026

View supporting evidence

Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.

Award record date

95% confidence

9 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award date is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.

Recorded contract end

96% confidence

31 August 2027

View supporting evidence

Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Deliver seven standalone PEACEPLUS cross-community projects, one in each District Electoral Area

View supporting evidence

The published description states that seven standalone cross-community projects are to be delivered, one in each DEA.

Intended activities

96% confidence

Structured contact, facilitated dialogue and capacity building for people and communities not typically involved in peacebuilding

View supporting evidence

Published description.

Intended outcomes

94% confidence

Strengthened relationships, community empowerment, shared local visions and support for reconciliation

View supporting evidence

Published description.

Service classifications

98% confidence

Primary CPV 92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services; additional CPVs cover education and training, community/social/personal services, and health and social work

View supporting evidence

Published CPV classifications.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

View supporting evidence

Process procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".

SME suitability

94% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

View supporting evidence

Tender suitability.sme is true.

Competition metrics

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information on bidder numbers, bids received, evaluation scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

96% confidence

10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027

View supporting evidence

Published contractPeriod.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

Pricing and payment terms

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

96% confidence

The award covers a programme described as seven standalone projects, but no formal lots or project-level value split is published

View supporting evidence

The description refers to seven projects; the supplied lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.

Timing observation

98% confidence

The recorded contract start predates the recorded award decision date

View supporting evidence

Contract start is 10 September 2026, while award date is 9 October 2026.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-401df3e0-93a2-4a6a-9579-91c63cef4c16
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

View supporting evidence

Named as buyer in the published notice.

Buyer location

93% confidence

Newry, BT34 2QU

View supporting evidence

Buyer address in the published notice.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD (company number NI653837)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to verified company number NI653837 and an active company status.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Contract-end reference point

96% confidence

31 August 2027

View supporting evidence

Published contractPeriod endDate is 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown; no extension or renewal provision is published

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Date consistency

98% confidence

The source records a contract start before the award decision date

View supporting evidence

Published contract start: 10 September 2026; award date: 9 October 2026.

Notice publication dating

97% confidence

The award document datePublished is 1 July 2026, while its dateModified and release history are 9 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award document metadata and release history supplied with the notice.

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Supplier identity is verified

View supporting evidence

Exact-name verification matched UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD to company number NI653837.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, scoring, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms

View supporting evidence

No such fields are included in the supplied award data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The recorded contract start date precedes the recorded award decision date; the analysis reports both without resolving the discrepancy.
The award notice metadata has a 1 July 2026 publication date but a 9 October 2026 modification/release date.
No formal lots, project-level allocations or individual project values are published despite the description referring to seven projects.
Information on bids, evaluation, bidder numbers, pricing, contract signature and extension or renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the PEACEPLUS Collaborative Interaction Programme contract?

UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD is the recorded supplier.

What is the award value?

The published award value is £68,480.

What is the recorded contract period?

10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

Was the contract signed?

The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

CA18146 - ITT 43/2026 - PEACEPLUS Collaborative Interaction Programme - Sustaining Cross Community Relationships

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

UTOPIAN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Additional Classifications

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Details

Roles

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

Continue your research