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Published 23 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-149BUS Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Programme for DCSDC LMP

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£55,800≈ £67k / year · £55,800 inc. VAT39.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to The Now Project

Contract term 10 moends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 28 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an invitation to tender for the delivery of the Inclusive Employment Programme for 2025/26 and, subject to funding, a 2026/27 programme on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. This procurement exercise focuses on the disability theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from organisations who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in delivering and managing programmes like the Inclusive Employment Programme. The Inclusive Employment Programme is to be delivered to residents of DCSDC to furnish participants with the confidence, employability skills, licenses, certifications, qualifications, experience, and support required to enter employment. 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 · Personal development training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 moPublished value£55,800

Contract period: 28 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (10 mo) · up to 30 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £55,800 exc. VAT · £55,800 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Possible 12 month extension - subject to funding

80000000 Education and training services 80570000 Personal development training services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

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: 23 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
Last source update: 19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
Authority reference: T25-149BUS Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Programme for DCSDC LMP
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067824
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training servicesPersonal development training services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d27b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 21 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 7 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published371 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
Clarification questions by356 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission deadline342 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Contract starts336 days ago
28 Nov 2025
Latest notice published283 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
23 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
Contract signature expected
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £33,8041 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Now ProjectSMEVCSE20 Jan 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Year 2 award subject to funding.	£33,804 inc. VAT	15 Dec 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NOW ProjectAwarded supplier 15-17 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 4GNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST