SEUPB - Evaluation of the PEACEPLUS Programme – Batch one – Themes - Implementation, Children and Young People, PEACEPLUS Action Plans and Peace

The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) seeks to appoint a qualified service provider to conduct a comprehensive set of impact and implementation evaluations for the PEACEPLUS Programme, a cross‑border initiative funded jointly by the European Union, the United Kingdom and Irish governments. This bid covers Batch 1 of the evaluation schedule, which includes one implementation evaluation and three thematic impact evaluations: the PEACEPLUS Action Plans, the overall Peace theme, and the Children and Young People theme. The evaluations are to be carried out in Northern Ireland and aim to measure the extent to which the Programme’s objectives have been achieved, attribute observed changes to the Programme, and identify factors influencing outcomes, thereby enriching the data available beyond the routine monitoring system.

The evaluation work will follow the established PEACEPLUS Evaluation Plan, requiring rigorous evidence gathering and analysis to provide stakeholders with robust impact assessments. The selected provider must adhere to the detailed specifications set out in the tender documents and deliver findings that support data‑driven decision‑making for future cross‑border peace and prosperity initiatives. Evaluation must comply with the PEACEPLUS Programme Evaluation Plan and standard EU evaluation methodology and adhere to confidentiality and data protection requirements.

The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) has the statutory remit for managing EU funding programmes within Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland helping to foster peace and prosperity across the region. PEACEPLUS is a new cross-border funding Programme supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration. The Programme is designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.  In line with programme requirements and guidance, the SEUPB require a series of Impact Evaluations to be undertaken. Impact evaluations assess the change achieved by PEACEPLUS regarding each of the Programme’s objectives. They will evaluate the extent to which observed changes can be attributed to the Programme and which factors influenced achievement. Impact evaluations will also gather richer data on projects’ achievements and effects than can be captured through the monitoring system alone. In line with the Evaluation Plan for the PEACEPLUS Programme, the SEUPB seeks to appoint a service provider(s) to carry out multiple evaluations. There are 13 evaluations in total that will be go out in 3 batches. This competition specifically covers Batch 1 which consists of 1 Implementation evaluation and 3 Impact evaluations: Implementation Evaluation of the PEACEPLUS Programme, PEACE PLUS Impact Evaluation 1 PEACEPLUS Action Plans, Impact Evaluation 2 PEACE Building and Impact Evaluation 7 Children and Young People. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for further information on the requirements. This is an EU funded project, with funds coming from the PEACEPLUS ERDF. A contract Notice has been published Supplement to the Official Journal of the EU (OJ S). This Tender opportunity has been published on the following procurement portal: Any interested Suppliers can access this opportunity and submit a tender response via 'eTendersNI'. In order to submit a tender you must be registered as an active user on 'eTendersNI'. https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do. PLEASE NOTE - This Prior Information Notice (PIN) on eTenders. gov.ie is only a signpost, and therefore no tender documents are accessible on this site. For accessing the tender documents, and submitting a response, please access eTendersNI at the above mentioned link. If you continue to have difficulties with accessing the tender documents via eTendersNI, please contact the helpdesk on telephone 0800 240 4545. helpdesk@ eurodyn.com. Closing date for clarifications is 9 July 2026 – 3pm – any requests for information must be submitted via the above link using the messaging function. Closing date for tender bids is 20 July 2026 at 3pm UK time. Internal identifier: ID 6487895
Place of performance: Northern Ireland

Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Lot 1: Implementation Evaluation of the PEACEPLUS Programme

Lot: LOT-0002
Title: Lot 2: Impact Evaluation Theme 1: PEACEPLUS Action Plans

Lot: LOT-0003
Title: Lot 3: Impact Evaluation Theme 2: PEACE

Lot: LOT-0004
Title: Lot 4: Impact Evaluation Theme 7: Children and Young People

Procurement documents
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