Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Council Offices, 98 Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7NN
Contact
Via eTendersNI Messaging
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
T24-184BUS Kickstart Your Skills Programme for Derry City and Strabane District Council's LMP
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of the Kickstart Your Skills Programme on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s (DCSDC) Labour Market Partnership (LMP), hereby known as DSLMP. Through the 2024/25 Action Plan, DSLMP strive to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise focuses on the unemployment theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from companies who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in developing, delivering and managing similar programmes to Kickstart Your Skills. The Awarded Tenderer (AT) will deliver a wraparound service designed to enhance employability and promote independent job seeking for participants with a focus on into employment, education or training outcomes. The AT will develop comprehensive employability skills amongst those who are without work on a step-by-step basis to enhance their ability to search and apply for jobs successfully. Participants will be fully equipped and informed to seek and take up employment on completion of the programme. Please refer to the CfT documents for further details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of the Kickstart Your Skills Programme on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s (DCSDC) Labour Market Partnership (LMP), hereby known as DSLMP. Through the 2024/25 Action Plan, DSLMP strive to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise focuses on the unemployment theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from companies who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in developing, delivering and managing similar programmes to Kickstart Your Skills. The Awarded Tenderer (AT) will deliver a wraparound service designed to enhance employability and promote independent job seeking for participants with a focus on into employment, education or training outcomes. The AT will develop comprehensive employability skills amongst those who are without work on a step-by-step basis to enhance their ability to search and apply for jobs successfully. Participants will be fully equipped and informed to seek and take up employment on completion of the programme. Please refer to the CfT documents for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-000000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice NI
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice NI
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As per PCR 2015
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice NI
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom