Official UK procurement notice
T26-136BUS Development and Delivery of Security 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 Security Academy on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. The 2026/27 DSLMP Action Plan strives 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 Security Industry 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 publishedWhat 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
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £80,982 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Derry City and Strabane District Council buys Personal development training services (CPV 8057), and who usually turns up
Derry City and Strabane District Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Personal development training services (CPV 8057) →
How the contest usually goes
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 27 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid50% / 33%
2–343% / 67%
4–67% / 0%
7+0% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate55% / 67%
Within ±2%0% / 17%
Above estimate45% / 17%
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 8057Published estimate£33k
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1 bid24%
2–363%
4–69%
7+4%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 7 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£30k–£34k
Estimate£33k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| eliteconnected.cegEarlier contract | T25-173BUS Development and Delivery of a security Academy for DCSDC LMPstarted Jan 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| North West Regional CollegeWorked for this buyer | T26-023BUS Development and Delivery of a Graduate Employment Academy for DCSDC LMPruns to Dec 2026 | — | £17k | Similar wording and category |
| McKinney Safety Centre LtdWorked for this buyer | T25-057BUS Development and Delivery of a Plant and Machinery Employment Academy for DCSDC LMPended Dec 2025 | — | £29k | Similar wording and category |
| D.F.P.F. LtdWorked for this buyer | T26-064BUS Delivery of a Customer Facing Small Business Employment Academy for DCSDC LMPruns to Dec 2026 | — | £25k | Similar wording and category |
| The Now ProjectWorked for this buyer | T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies for DCSDC LMPruns to Nov 2026 | Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy | £25k | Similar wording and category |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £551k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £551k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% below n=2 | |
D.F.P.F. LtdSME | £237k6 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | 24% below n=4 |
| £320k4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | None on file | 2% below n=4 | |
| 1 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | 27% above n=1 | |
| 2 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | None on file | 11% below n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
82% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
82% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (82% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
T25-173BUS Development and Delivery of a security Academy for DCSDC LMP — held by eliteconnected.ceg; no contract end date published.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST
- Authority reference
T26-136BUS Development and Delivery of Security Academy for DCSDC LMP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097608- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788ccFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 Oct 2026 → 31 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 18 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 65 days31 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 15:45 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender