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T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP

  • First published: 20 January 2026
  • Last modified: 20 January 2026
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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:

  • GB-PPON

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:

  • SME

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

Main category

Services

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

Suppliers

  • GB-FTS-169460

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education
80570000 Personal development training services Training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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