Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the Delivery of a People Development Programme for ILM 2, 3 and 5 for the Local Government Training Group (LGTG)
Notice Description
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council on behalf of the Local Government Training Group (LGTG) is seeking to appoint a framework of providers who can be called upon to deliver ILMs level 2, 3 and 5 leadership programmes to relevant staff across the 11 District Councils. More specific details can be found in the documentation provided.
Lot Information
ILM level 2 Award in leadership and team skills
Renewal: Option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 12 months each.
ILM level 3 Award in Leadership and ManagementRenewal: Option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 12 months each.
ILM level 5 Award in Leadership and management skillsRenewal: Option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Planning Information
A premarket engagement questionnaire was advertised on eTendersNI for a period of 3 weeks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f091
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035136-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £950,400 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £792,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £316,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LISBURN
- Postcode
- BT27 4RL
- 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)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Hillhall
- Westminster Constituency
- Lagan Valley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035136-2026
17th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081418-2025
10th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080523-2025
8th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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