Tender

T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies for DCSDC LMP

  • Derry City and Strabane District Council

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-014921

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065765

Published 18 February 2026, 3:54pm



Scope

Reference

T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies for DCSDC LMP

Description

This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of 1 or 2 hospitality academies. Lot 1 Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy and Lot 2 Cheffing Academy, for 2025/26 on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. (Subject to funding this procurement will cover academies to be delivered in 2026/27). The 2025/26 DSLMP Action Plan strives to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise focuses on the Skilled Labour Supply theme, to deliver the 2025/26 Hospitality Employment Academy. Subject to funding, delivery may include 2026/27 Academies. 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.

Total value (estimated)

  • £43,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 27 March 2026 to 26 March 2027
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2027
  • 1 year, 6 days

Description of possible extension:

The 2026/2027 academy is subject to funding.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services

Contract locations

  • UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane

Lot 1. Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy

Description

Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £21,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Cheffing Academy

Description

Please refer to the CfT documents.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £22,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Conditions of participation

Lot 1. Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy

Lot 2. Cheffing Academy

Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.


Submission

Enquiry deadline

6 March 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

20 March 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Derry City and Strabane District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGJQ-8275-HLMG

98 Strand Road

Derry

BT48 7NN

United Kingdom

Region: UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland