Official UK procurement notice
T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies for DCSDC LMP
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of 1 or 2 hospitality academies. Lot 1 Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy and Lot 2 Cheffing Academy, for 2025/26 on behalf of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Labour Market Partnership, hereby known as DSLMP. (Subject to funding this procurement will cover academies to be delivered in 2026/27). 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, to deliver the 2025/26 Hospitality Employment Academy. Subject to funding, delivery may include 2026/27 Academies. 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 · Training programme services · Training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£43,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1Hotel Hospitality Employment AcademyAwardedRenewalPublished value£21,000
Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
- Condition of participation
Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
Lot #2Cheffing AcademyAwardedRenewalPublished value£22,000
Please refer to the CfT documents.
- Condition of participation
Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.
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).
- Condition of participation
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
- 18 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
- Authority reference
T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies for DCSDC LMP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014921- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065765Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 23 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts216 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published188 days ago23 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 15:54 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Apr 2026, 16:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy1 award | |||
| The Now ProjectSMEVCSE24 Apr 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Year 2 - subject to funding. | £24,900 inc. VAT | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Cheffing Academy1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 20 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Now ProjectAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender