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EPPOC NIPS ACEs Study

Department of Justice

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department of Justice

Buyer Address: Block C, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, UKN06, BT4 3SG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Buyer Name: CPD - Supplies & Services Division

Buyer Address: Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
160000.0 GBP
Published
02 Dec 2025, 12:39
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Mar 2026, 00:00
Contract End
28 Feb 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Withheld Section94 Supplier
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Department of Justice (DoJ) coordinates the Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme which is the Executive's response to its commitment made under the Fresh Start agreement of November 2015 and the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) document of 2020. It is reflected in the draft Programme for Government / Outcomes Delivery Plan and DoJ Corporate Plan for 2022-25. The Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality, and Organised Crime Programme is a collaborative, Executive-wide approach which has the outcome of 'safer communities, resilient to paramilitarism, criminality and coercive control'. It was initially established in 2016 as a result of the Fresh Start Agreement as a means of implementing the Independent Panel's Report on the Disbandment of Paramilitary Groups. To support this goal, and to better understand need to improve service delivery, the Programme seeks to commission a comprehensive study on the prevalence of AdverseChildhood Experiences (ACEs), childhood trauma, and exposure to violence among the Northern Ireland prison population. This research will fill a critical evidence gap, inform rehabilitation and public safety strategies, and support trauma-informed approaches within the justice system.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: EPPOC NIPS ACEs Study

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