Ireland - Research and development services and related consultancy services - PEACEPLUS Tender for Preserving, Heritage and Home - PEACEPLUS Funded

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified organisation(s) / individual(s) to promote and preserve the rich history and heritage within the local community whilst developing the skills to manage both contested and shared history & heritage. To explore both the Urban and Rural way of life across the Borough and to explore and share many of the traditions, myths, knowledge and talents which comes from both cultural traditions. The programme is designed to support people to understand their neighbours better and to explore the importance of both rural and urban traditions and how they need to work together in order to preserve and grow our local communities. The tender response must address the following key issues: • Support participants in being able to understand and share in each other’s history and heritage. • Challenge and support greater understanding around contested history and heritage. • Raise awareness around the issues and misinformation which is preventing local people from engaging with local history and heritage. • Providing a safe and professional environment for local people to explore both contested and shared history & heritage. • People feeling unable to share information about local history and heritage. • Lack of confidence within local communities in being able to share information. • People being uncertain about the facts or being able to identify untruths when dealing with contested history & heritage. • Lack of access to local history and heritage. • Ability to preserve local history and heritage which currently resides as ‘oral history or heritage’. • Lack of cohesion between both rural and urban communities. • Lack of understanding between the rural and urban traditions. • Poor relationships between rural and urban traditions. Targets Project 1 - “Local History and Heritage” • Recruit minimum 125 participants in creating a local history and heritage programme (CNR: 40%: PUL 50%: Other 10%) • Provide a minimum of 7 consultation across various DEA’s to gather information from local people in relation to local history and heritage. • Delivery of an education & skills programme • Delivery of a programme across the 7 DEA areas which supports the transfers of knowledge and information in relation to local history & heritage. • Delivery of an educational and skills programme to support 30 participants to tell their story in relation to local history & heritage. • Creation of a vehicle or event to support the 30 participants to be able to tell their own stories. • Creation of a vehicle to help support the promotion and preservation of local history & heritage. • A minimum of 26 hours (total) of meaningful cross-community engagement must be provided per participant. Project 2 - “Connecting Local Communities” • Recruit minimum 125 participants (CNR: 40%: PUL 50%: Other 10%) • Carry out 7 research projects to gather information about both rural and urban lifestyles. • Delivery of a learning and relationship building programme between rural and urban communities. • Delivery of an event to support participants to promote their way of life, their stories about both urban and rural culture. • Creation of a vehicle to support the promotion and the preservation of both rural and urban cultures, traditions, and ways of life. • A minimum of 26 hours (total) of meaningful cross-community engagement must be provided per participant Project 1: Local History & Heritage • Stage 1: Recruit and consult a minimum 125 participants in creating a local history and heritage programme which tells the story of the local communities within the CCGBC. • Stage 2: Deliver a programme which captures and tells the story the local history and heritage across the 7 DEA areas. • Stage 3: Delivers an educational and skills programme which supports a minimum of 30 people across the 7 DEA areas to be able to ‘tell their own stories’. These will be participants from stage 1 & 2 of the programme. • Stage 4: Provide a vehicle/event to support the participants tell and promote their stories in relation to local history & heritage. • Stage 5: Create a vehicle to help support both the promotion and preservation of local history & heritage. Project 2: Connecting Local Communities • Stage 1: Recruit and consult a minimum 125 participants in creating a local programme which builds relationships, educates and tells the story of both the rural and urban local communities within the CCGBC. • Stage 2: Carry out a research project across the 7 DEA areas which provides all participants and local people the opportunity to tell and capture their stories on their way of life. This must be intergenerational in nature. • Stage 3: Deliver a learning and relationship building programme which supports the transfer of important knowledge which supports a greater understanding between rural and urban ways of life. Living Libraries Programme. • Stage 4: Provide an event to support the participants tell and promote their stories in relation to ways of life and how both urban and rural cultures work together to create a thriving community across the Borough. • Stage 5: Create a vehicle to help support both the promotion and preservation of both cultural traditions. BUDGET: EURO 229,403 (excl. VAT) Timeline: 22 months This list of activities is not 100% exhaustive. As part of the Tender Quality Assessment, bidders are asked to deliver a profile that reflects these areas as well as allowing for their own knowledge, innovation, and experience. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council would welcome a partnership or collaborative approach from several organisations / individuals that between them have the necessary expertise and experience. Individual submissions are also welcomed. 2.3 Project Budget The project has a maximum budget of 229403 EURO (excl. VAT)