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Published 30 Oct 2025, 13:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-172BUS Development and Delivery of a HGV and PCV Transport 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£89,207≈ £107k / year · £89,207 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025

Awarded to D.F.P.F. Ltd2 awards

Contract term 10 moends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 12 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of an HGV and PCV Transport Employment Academy on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. The 2025/26 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 Transport sector. You must submit a separate tender for each lot. Lot 1: HGV Lorry Class 2 (12) and Lot 2: PCV Bus Category D (10). 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 published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 10 moPublished value£89,207

Contract period: 12 Dec 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (10 mo) · up to 30 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £89,207 exc. VAT · £89,207 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Subject to funding - possible 12 month extension for both lots.

80000000 Education and training services 80570000 Personal development 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: 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: 30 Oct 2025, 13:58 GMT
Last source update: 17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT
Authority reference: T25-172BUS Development and Delivery of a HGV and PCV Transport Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-069749
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Education and training servicesPersonal development training services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d727 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

30 Oct 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published364 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 13:58 GMT
Clarification questions by349 days ago
14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline335 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts321 days ago
12 Dec 2025
Latest notice published316 days ago
17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
30 Oct 2025, 13:58 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT
Contract signature expected
17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £51,2882 awards inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
D.F.P.F. LtdSMEHGV Lorry Class 2 (12)18 Dec 2025 – 17 Dec 2026	£28,008 inc. VAT	15 Dec 2025	Awarded
D.F.P.F. LtdSMEPCV Bus Category D (10)18 Dec 2025 – 17 Dec 2026	£23,280 inc. VAT	15 Dec 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	4	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

2 commercial parties on the notice

D.F.P.F LtdAwarded supplier 89 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 6SPContact email
D.F.P.F. LtdAwarded supplier 89 Malone Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 6SPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Dec 2025, 12:04 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 13:58 GMT