Notice Information
Notice Title
Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026
Notice Description
ABC Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified team to fully manage, coordinate and deliver an Employability Academy in 2025/2026 to support the local economy and support local people into employment. This intervention is an important strand under Strategic Priority 2 of the ABC LMP Action Plan 2025/2026: To improve employability outcomes and/or labour market conditions locally. Collaborative bids which demonstrate experience are welcome. The successful delivery partner or collaboration partners will have extensive experience in the field of engaging community and industry effectively to make a difference in Employability and Skills outcomes. This should include training provision relating to communication, skills and confidence building. Experience engaging with employers and/or the business community is also a requirement. Should demand/budget increase contractors must have the capacity to increase delivery. Flexibility, creativity and adaptability will be of critical importance to achieve the desired outputs of this programme to help develop a pipeline of people with the right skills to meet industry needs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0566af
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060068-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
79600000 - Recruitment services
79998000 - Coaching services
80000000 - Education and training services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80500000 - Training services
80530000 - Vocational training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £85,560 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £85,560 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £84,180 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £84,180 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARMAGH CITY, BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CRAIGAVON
- Postcode
- BT64 1AL
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Electoral Ward
- Craigavon Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Upper Bann
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060068-2025
26th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060010-2025
26th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043309-2025
28th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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