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Published 18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-023BUS Development and Delivery of a Graduate Employment Academy 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£18,000≈ £18k / year · £18,000 inc. VAT3.3% below published estimate

Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 21 Apr 2026

Awarded to North West Regional College

Contract term 1 yrends 26 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensions · starts 27 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Education and training services · Personal development training services · Training services · Tutorial services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£18,000

Contract period: 27 Mar 2026 – 26 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 1 Apr 2027 with extensionsValue: £18,000 exc. VAT · £18,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The 2026/2027 academy is subject to funding

80000000 Education and training services 80500000 Training services 80570000 Personal development training services 80590000 Tutorial 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: 18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT
Last source update: 23 Apr 2026, 16:41 BST
Authority reference: T26-023BUS Development and Delivery of a Graduate Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-014944
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training servicesPersonal development training servicesTraining servicesTutorial services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065772 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Feb 2026 → 23 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published253 days ago
18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT
Clarification questions by237 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline223 days ago
20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts216 days ago
27 Mar 2026
Latest notice published189 days ago
23 Apr 2026, 16:41 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026

Tender notice published
18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Apr 2026, 16:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Apr 2026, 16:41 BST
Contract signature expected
23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £17,4101 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
North West Regional College24 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026	£17,410 inc. VAT	21 Apr 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

North West Regional CollegeAwarded supplier 78-80 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7ALContact 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 Tender23 Apr 2026, 16:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT