Official UK procurement notice
DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25)
Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking suppliers for the delivery of ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 (Apps25) programme. The Apps25 programme provides Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship training provision for employed people who are contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours or more per week. The programme provides an opportunity to work towards completing an industry approved apprenticeship framework at Level 2 and/or level 3. The core components of the framework include Employee Rights and
Responsibilities, a relevant competence-based qualification, a knowledge-based qualification (or a combined qualification, as appropriate), and Essential Skills, if required. The Buyer will fund the cost of the off-the-job training up to the amounts specified in the pricing schedule for all eligible apprentices, and across all supported sectors at Levels 2 and 3.
CPV: Computer courses · Computer training services · Computer-user familiarisation and training services · Education and training services · Environmental training services · Health and first-aid training services · Health training services · Industrial and technical training services · Industrial training services · Management training services · Personal development training services · Safety education services · +11 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£180,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
- AC1 - Compliance with Completion of the Bid Spreadsheet: As per Tender documentation.
- AC2 - Teaching and Learning : As per Tender documentation.
- AC3 - Staffing : As per Tender documentation.
- AC4 - Resource Access : As per Tender documentation.
- AC5 - Leadership and Management : As per Tender documentation.
- AC6 - Partnerships : As per Tender documentation.
- AC7 - Social Value: As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
ID 5827234- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022797- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051769Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 28 Aug 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 15:54 BST
- Clarification questions by13 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 15:54 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2025, 17:14 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2025, 17:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21TRAINING LIMITEDSME, COALISLAND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDSMEVCSE, Clanrye Group LimitedSMEVCSE, Dennison Commercials LtdSME, Inspiro Learning Limited, McKinney Safety Centre LtdSME +24 morejoint award | £180,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5827234 - DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25) · 21TRAINING LIMITEDSME, COALISLAND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDSMEVCSE, Clanrye Group LimitedSMEVCSE, Dennison Commercials LtdSME, Inspiro Learning Limited, McKinney Safety Centre LtdSME +24 more
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £180,000,000
- Period
- 4 Aug 2025 – 3 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Retention · Achievement · Compliance …
- Retention, The percentage of participants, who remain on programme for at least 4 weeks after initial registration, and go on to remain on the programme for more than 52 weeks.
- Achievement, The percentage of participants entering their second year of training who then go on to achieve all targeted qualifications as outlined in their PTP and in line with the Operational Requirements.
- Compliance, Compliance with the terms of the Contract, including the Operational Requirements
- Social Value, The Supplier will deliver 100 Social Value points per million of invoiced value throughout the lifetime of the contract (capped at an averaged invoiced value of £3 million per annum).
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery, Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
30 commercial parties on the notice- 21TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Advanced Courses LtdAwarded supplier
- BRYSON ENERGYAwarded supplier
- CLANRYE GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- COALISLAND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- CRAFT TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- Clear Dental Care (NI) LtdAwarded supplier
- D.F.P.F. LTDAwarded supplier
- DERRY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Dennison Commercials LtdAwarded supplier
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- Electrical Training TrustAwarded supplier
- GLOBAL HORIZON SKILLS LTDAwarded supplier
- Gaelchúrsaí LtdAwarded supplier
- IMPACT TRAINING (N.I) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LIMESTONE YOUTH TRAINING PROJECT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LOUGHVIEW TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MCKINNEY SAFETY CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- NETWORK PERSONNEL LTDAwarded supplier
- NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY NETWORKS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- OBERON TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- RIVERPARK TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (NI) LTDAwarded supplier
- RUTLEDGE TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- SPRINGBOARD OPPORTUNITIES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SPRINGVALE TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- STEER TRAINING ACADEMY LTDAwarded supplier
- Skilled NIAwarded supplier
- TRANSPORT TRAINING BOARD FOR NORTHERN IRELANDAwarded supplier
- Upskill NIAwarded supplier
- WORKFORCE TRAINING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender