Official UK procurement notice
T25-057BUS Development and Delivery of a Plant and Machinery Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of a Plant and Machinery Employment Academy on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. Through the 2024/25 Action Plan, DSLMP strive to improve employability outcomes and / or labour market conditions locally. This procurement exercise 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 Construction / Heavy Plant Operator sector. Contractors are being secured across the council area to delivery on large capital projects. To deliver on these projects, there is a requirement for a highly skilled local workforce within the heavy plant operator 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.
CPV: Education and training services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£25,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
- Authority reference
T25-057BUS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016820- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050715Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
24 Apr 2025 → 24 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
- Clarification questions by9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts26 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published24 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 15:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 11:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney Safety Centre LtdSME25 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | £29,376 inc. VAT | 19 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- McKinney Safety Centre LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender