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Published 28 Jul 2025, 09:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£85,560£85,560 inc. VAT1.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025awarded 17 Sept 2025

Awarded to DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ABC Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified team to fully manage, coordinate and deliver an Employability Academy in 2025/2026 to support the local economy and support local people into employment. This intervention is an important strand under Strategic Priority 2 of the ABC LMP Action Plan 2025/2026: To improve employability outcomes and/or labour market conditions locally. Collaborative bids which demonstrate experience are welcome. The successful delivery partner or collaboration partners will have extensive experience in the field of engaging community and industry effectively to make a difference in Employability and Skills outcomes. This should include training provision relating to communication, skills and confidence building. Experience engaging with employers and/or the business community is also a requirement. Should demand/budget increase contractors must have the capacity to increase delivery. Flexibility, creativity and adaptability will be of critical importance to achieve the desired outputs of this programme to help develop a pipeline of people with the right skills to meet industry needs.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Coaching services · Education and training services · Human resources management consultancy services · Personal development training services · Recruitment services · Training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moPublished value£85,560

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (7 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensionsValue: £85,560 exc. VAT · £85,560 inc. VAT

Extensions: to accommodate programme delivery in full

79414000 Human resources management consultancy services 79600000 Recruitment services 79998000 Coaching services 80000000 Education and training services 80400000 Adult and other education services 80500000 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: 90% quality / 10% cost

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: 28 Jul 2025, 09:29 BST
Last source update: 26 Sept 2025, 11:32 BST
Authority reference: 6050750
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043309
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education servicesCoaching servicesEducation and training servicesHuman resources management consultancy servicesPersonal development training servicesRecruitment servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0566af Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

eTenders NI only - etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
28 Jul 2025, 09:29 BST
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published395 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 11:32 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
28 Jul 2025, 09:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Sept 2025, 10:36 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Sept 2025, 10:36 BST
Contract details notice published
26 Sept 2025, 11:32 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £84,1801 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DFPF Ltd t/a People 1stSME29 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026Extensions: To accommodate programme delivery in full	£84,180 inc. VAT	17 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026 · DFPF Ltd t/a People 1stSME
Signed
19 Sept 2025
Value
£84,180 inc. VAT
Period
22 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
To accommodate programme delivery in full

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	4	2	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYMV-3527-LYNZ Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, BT64 1ALContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DFPF Ltd t/a People 1stAwarded supplier 62-64 High Street, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, BT66 8BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 11:32 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 10:36 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Jul 2025, 09:29 BST