Contract

Dynamic Purchasing System for Employability and Skills - Fourth Contract Notice of Contracts Awarded

  • Belfast City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029757

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d71c

Published 4 June 2025, 10:39am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Belfast City Council

9-21 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8DJ

Email

crothersr@belfastcity.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN06 - Belfast

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.belfastcity.gov.uk

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

Dynamic Purchasing System for Employability and Skills - Fourth Contract Notice of Contracts Awarded

Reference number

T2150m, T2150n, T2150o

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

There have been three further contracts awarded under the current Dynamic Purchasing System for Employability and Skills:

T2150m - Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

T2150n - Delivery of a Business Services Employment Academy

T2150o - Provision of Employer Engagement Support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £638,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

T2150m - Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

Lot No

Sub-Category 5a: Capacity Building

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Criteria / Weighting: 55

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 30

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

T2150n - Delivery of a Business Services Employment Academy

Lot No

Sub-Category 4a: Administration

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of a Business Service Employment Academy

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Approach / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Programme management, risk management, and quality standards / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

Price - 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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

T2150o - Employer Engagement Support

Lot No

Sub-Category 5b: Employer Support

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Employer Engagement Support

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology and Approach / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Programme Management, Risk Management and Quality Standards / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

Price - 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: 2021/S 000-020397


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

T2150m

Lot No

5a

Title

Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

West Belfast Partnership Board

Belfast

BT12 6AH

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £525,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

T2150n

Lot No

4a

Title

Delivery of a Business Services Employment Academy

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £13,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

T2150o

Lot No

5b

Title

Provision of Employer Engagement Support

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 October 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Workplus

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN06 - Belfast
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £100,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

There have been four previous notices in relation to this DPS:

2021/S 000-020397

2022/S 000-016881

2023/S 000-017307

2025/S 000-010301

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Chichester Street

Belfast

BT1 3JY

Country

United Kingdom