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# T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t25-176bus-development-and-delivery-of-an-inclusive-employment-academy-for-dcsdc-lmp-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Derry City and Strabane District Council: "T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP". Published status: complete. Published Value: £64,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005)
- **Published Value:** £64,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Personal development training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0A
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £33,600 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t25-176bus-development-and-delivery-of-an-inclusive-employment-academy-for-dcsdc-lmp-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/t25-176bus-development-and-delivery-of-an-inclusive-employment-academy-for-dcsdc-lmp-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk

## Description
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for 2025/26 (and subject to funding, a 2026/27 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 Disability theme. DSLMP are seeking tenders from organisations who have the required experience, expertise, and qualifications in delivering and managing employment academies for people with disabilities. This employment academy is to be targeted, employment-focused, and employer-led within the IT / Financial / Creative industries. It must enable participants with a disability to move into work, either working from home, on site, or hybrid working taking into consideration individual’s barriers and needs. Direct interventions are to be put in place to skill participants in areas within the IT, Financial and Creative industries utilising DSLMP’s Flexible Learning Fund. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £64,000

- **Contract Period:** 12/12/2025 to 30/09/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** T25-176BUS Development and Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **D.F.P.F. Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182682`
  - Value: £33,600 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071852-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-19T11:50:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:50:05.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05dc55