Notice Information
Notice Title
T26-023BUS Development and Delivery of a Graduate Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Notice Description
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of a Graduate Employment Academy on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. The 2025/26 and 2026/27 DSLMP Action Plans strives to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement focuses on the Skilled Labour Supply theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from organisations who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in delivering and managing employment academies within the Graduate Employment sector. 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.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The 2026/2027 academy is subject to funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065772
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014944-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
80590000 - Tutorial services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £18,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £18,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 27 Mar 2026 - 26 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@derrystrabane.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERRY
- Postcode
- BT48 7NN
- 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)
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
- Delivery Location
- TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
-
- Local Authority
- Derry City and Strabane
- Electoral Ward
- Northland
- Westminster Constituency
- Foyle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014944-2026
18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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