Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55
- Published by:
- Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Authority ID:
- AA35809
- Publication date:
- 20 January 2026
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK6
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for 2025/26 (and subject to funding, a 2026/27 academy) on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. The 2025/26 DSLMP Action Plan strives to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise focuses on the Disability theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from organisations who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in delivering and managing employment academies for people with disabilities. This employment academy is to be targeted, employment-focused, and employer-led within the IT / Financial / Creative industries. It must enable participants with a disability to move into work, either working from home, on site, or hybrid working taking into consideration individual’s barriers and needs. Direct interventions are to be put in place to skill participants in areas within the IT, Financial and Creative industries utilising DSLMP’s Flexible Learning Fund. 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.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement description
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for 2025/26 (and subject to funding, a 2026/27 academy) on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. The 2025/26 DSLMP Action Plan strives to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise focuses on the Disability theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from organisations who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in delivering and managing employment academies for people with disabilities. This employment academy is to be targeted, employment-focused, and employer-led within the IT / Financial / Creative industries. It must enable participants with a disability to move into work, either working from home, on site, or hybrid working taking into consideration individual’s barriers and needs. Direct interventions are to be put in place to skill participants in areas within the IT, Financial and Creative industries utilising DSLMP’s Flexible Learning Fund. 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.
Contracting authority
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Identification register:
Address 1: 98 Strand Road
Town/City: Derry
Postcode: BT48 7NN
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.derrystrabane.com
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGJQ-8275-HLMG
NUTS code: UKN0A
Email: tenders@derrystrabane.com
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Supplier
D.F.P.F. Ltd
Address 1: 89 Malone Road
Town/City: Belfast
Postcode: BT9 6SP
Country: United Kingdom
NUTS code: UKN06
Email: e.moore@people-1st.ie
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Contract
T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
ID: 1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
19 January 2026, 23:59PM
Can this contract be extended?: Yes
Value
33600 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
Is the total value above threshold?
Below threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
20 January 2026, 00:00AM to 30 September 2026, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 September 2027
Coding
Commodity categories
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Title
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| 80000000 |
Education and training services |
Education |
| 80570000 |
Personal development training services |
Training services |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
Alert region restrictions
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There are no alert restrictions for this notice.
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About the buyer
- Main contact:
- N/a
- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
- N/a
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