Official UK procurement notice
T25-152BUS 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 delivery of the Plant and Machinery Employment Academy for 2025/26 (and subject to funding, a 2026/27 academy) on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. 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 Heavy Plant Operators 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 · Personal development training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£48,960
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
- 17 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Authority reference
T25-152BUS Delivery of a Plant and Machinery Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066206- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce9bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published377 days ago17 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST
- Clarification questions by363 days ago31 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline349 days ago14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Contract starts342 days ago21 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published316 days ago17 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 10:58 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney Safety Centre LtdSME18 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2026 | £29,375 inc. VAT | 15 Dec 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