Scope
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.
Contract 1. T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Supplier
Contract value
- £33,600 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
9 January 2026
Earliest date the contract will be signed
19 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 20 January 2026 to 30 September 2026
- Possible extension to 30 September 2027
- 1 year, 8 months, 12 days
Description of possible extension:
Year 2 award subject to funding.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 3 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 2 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
D.F.P.F. Ltd
89 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 6SP
United Kingdom
Email: e.moore@people-1st.ie
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Contracting authority
Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGJQ-8275-HLMG
98 Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7NN
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@derrystrabane.com
Website: http://www.derrystrabane.com
Region: UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland