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# ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3976745-dac-172-21-dfe-review-of-further-education-delivery-model-ocds-h6vhtk-0307a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for the Economy: "ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for the Economy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-the-economy-GB-PPON-PZXX-5679-MBYZ)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0307a7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-3976745-dac-172-21-dfe-review-of-further-education-delivery-model-ocds-h6vhtk-0307a7#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for the Economy is awarding a 4-5 month Direct Award Contract to carry out an evidence gathering exercise in relation to Further Education (FE) to inform a review of the FE delivery model in Northern Ireland (NI). The estimated value of this DAC is £250,000 for the period 17 January 2022 - 31 May 2022.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Further Education sector is currently operating within a rapidly evolving strategic and economic environment and needs to be able to adapt quickly to meet the changing skills needs of the economy and of learners.  It is clear that the FE delivery...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model (active)
  - Award id: `000274-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tribal Consulting**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-39634`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ID 3976745 DAC 172/21 DfE - Review of Further Education Delivery Model (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000274-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-06T08:35:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:43:35.945Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0307a7