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

Belfast City Council

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Summary of the contracting process

The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills, managed by Belfast City Council, has awarded several contracts under its recent procurement activities. This DPS aims to deliver education and training services across various sectors, including employability support and skills development. The awarded contracts cover diverse areas such as beauty and nail technician training, shipbuilding employment academies, customer service for the deaf, language support for medics, and progression programmes in Northern Ireland (region UKN06). The procurement method followed was an open procedure, and the tender process has reached the award stage as of the latest contract notices through November 2025. Belfast City Council, the contracting authority, continues to be an integral force in facilitating regional economic growth through strategic employability interventions.

This procurement activity presents substantial business growth opportunities for service providers in the education and training sectors. With services spanning diverse categories such as education, maritime manufacturing, customer service, and medical language support, it is ideal for organisations specialising in capacity building, employer support, and skills training to engage. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Ireland or those seeking to expand their footprint in these sectors can benefit tremendously by contributing innovative solutions and tapping into the financial allocations set for significant impact. Aligning services with the demand-driven landscape and leveraging optional service enhancements could further position businesses favourably within this dynamic contracting environment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

There have been five further contracts awarded under the current Dynamic Purchasing System for Employability and Skills: T2150p - Delivery of a Beauty and Nail Technician Employment Academy T2150q - Delivery of Shipbuilding/Refurbishment Employment Academies T2150r - Delivery of a Customer Services Deaf Employment Academy T2150s - Delivery of a Language Support Employment Academy (Medics) T2150t - Delivery of a Bridges to Progression Programme

Lot Information

Lot 1

Belfast City Council is seeking to appoint a number of contractors that meet the standards required. The contractors will be able to apply for any number of the workstreams/categories listed. Below are workstreams/categories that the Council has a requirement for, this is not an exhaustive list and further workstreams/categories may be added during the life of the DPS: Category 1 - Care Sectors: Sub-Category 1a: Health Care and/or Social Care Sub-Category 1b: Education and/or Childcare/Playwork Category 2 - Customer Service Sectors: Sub-Category 2a: Leisure Sub-Category 2b: Hospitality and/or Retail Sub-Category 2c: Tourism Category 3 - Practical Sectors: Sub-Category 3a: Transport & Logistics Sub-Category 3b: Green Economy Sub-Category 3c: Construction Sub-Category 3d: Manufacturing Category 4 - Office Based Sectors: Sub-Category 4a: Administration and/or Financial Sub-Category 4b: Digital Category 5 - Employability Support: Sub-Category 5a: Capacity Building Sub-Category 5b: Employer Support

Renewal: The DPS:E&S will be established for an initial period of five years with an option to extend. The decision on extension of the DPS:E&S validity period will be solely at the Council's discretion.

T2150a - Delivery of Fibre Employment Academies

Delivery of Fibre Employment Academies

T2150b - Delivery of Technology Employment Academies

Delivery of Technology Employment Academies

T2150n - Delivery of a Business Services Employment Academy

Delivery of a Business Service Employment Academy

T2150d - Delivery of Hospitality and Tourism at Sea Employment Academies

Delivery of Hospitality and Tourism at Sea Employment Academies

T2150e Delivery of Irish Medium Classroom Assistant Employment Academies

Delivery of Irish Medium Classroom Assistant Employment Academies

T2150f - Delivery of Level 4 Classroom Assistant Upskilling Employment Academies

Delivery of Level 4 Classroom Assistant Upskilling Employment Academies

T2150m - Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

Delivery of a GCSE Maths and English Support Programme

T2150i Delivery of a Childminding Employment Academy

Delivery of a Childminding Employment Academy

T2150j - Provision of a Digital Badging Service for Employment Academies

Provision of a Technology Platform for Digital Badging.

T2150k - Provision of a Music Internship Programme

Provision of a Music Internship Programme.

T2150k - Delivery of a Language Support Employment Academy

Delivery of a Language Support Employment Academy to provide support to migrant workers (including refugees and with discretion on case-by-case basis, asylum seekers) who have made Belfast their home.

T2150o - Employer Engagement Support

Provision of Employer Engagement Support

T2150p - Delivery of a Beauty and Nail Technician Employment Academy

Delivery of a Beauty and Nail Technician Employment Academy

Options: Optional services may be required during this contract, in the wider beauty-related sectors, if demand grows as expected. It is for this reason that the financial ceiling set for this contract is much higher than the initial opportunity identified.

T2150q - Delivery of Shipbuilding/Refurbishment Employment Academies

Delivery of Shipbuilding/Refurbishment Employment Academies

Options: Optional services may be required during this contract, particularly in the Ship Building/Refurbishment as well as wider Maritime and manufacturing sectors if demand grows as expected.

T2150r - Delivery of a Customer Services Deaf Employment Academy

Delivery of a Customer Services Deaf Employment Academy

Options: Optional services may be required during this contract, in the wider customer service-related sectors, if demand grows as expected. It is for this reason that the financial ceiling set for this contract is much higher than the initial opportunity identified.

Delivery of a Language Support Employment Academy (Medics)

Delivery of a Language Support Employment Academy (Medics)

Delivery of a Bridges to Progression Programme

Delivery of a Bridges to Progression Programme

Options: Optional services may be required during this contract, particularly in regard to testing new approaches to supporting young people along the employability continuum. It is for this reason that the financial ceiling set for this contract is much higher than the initial opportunity identified.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d71c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077210-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,764,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active, Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN06 Belfast
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

AdaptNI CIC

DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Extern Northern Ireland

Fibre Contractors Ltd

Fit Ltd

GEMS NI Ltd

Gaelchúrsaí Ltd

Klik2Learn

Lagan Marine Training and Recruitment Ltd

Navigatr Limited

Northern Ireland Childminding Association

Stranmillis College

Training for Women Network

Utopian Learning

West Belfast Partnership Board

Workplus

Further Information

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