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T2689 - Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employability and Skills Requirements

Adult and other education services
Education and training services
Other community
+4 more
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official notice
Published value
£6,000,000
Submission deadline 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published5
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast City Council: "T2689 - Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employability and Skills Requirements". Published status: active. Published value: £6,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£6,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Belfast City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
John McQuillan (Contracts) LtdTop vendor: 56.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 43 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd1 win£3,257,922
Ralph Appelbaum Associates1 win£1,736,159
WJM1 win£800,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
Last source update17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdult and other education services, Education and training services, Other community, social and personal services, Training programme services, Training services, Vocational training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067fbc
What is being bought
Belfast City Council requires agile and flexible Employability and Skills solutions to be able to respond to challenges and opportunities within the labour market. Sufficient flexibility within the delivery of Employability & Skills interventions is required to take account of: a) Emerging needs. b) New initiatives and areas of development e.g. skills interventions within the Local Economic Partnership, Labour Market Partnership etc. c) Specialist employability and skills delivery. d) To test new areas of work as agreed. e) Sectors that are not covered within the current Employment Academy Framework (T2474) f) To pick up overflow of delivery if the current Contractors on T2474 are working to full capacity On this basis, the Council is setting up an "Open Framework", which would allow an open, fair, and transparent way of procuring the above services in the most efficient way possible. There will be no guarantee of any work for those Contractors on the new Open Framework, and any future call-offs will not be initiated until the following happens sequentially (which is designed to provide budgetary control): 1. Workplan and budget approval. 2. When agreed, a direct award or mini-competitions will then undertaken. 3. Delegated authority approval prior to awarding the call-off contract. An Open Framework will provide an opportunity for SMEs and Social Enterprises/Not-for-Profits to secure a place on the Framework, with the opportunity re-opening at various stages for new entrants to apply/re-apply. The Framework will be split into 5 Lots: 1. Lot 1 – Care Sectors (Health/Social Care/Education/Playwork/Childminding) 2. Lot 2 – Customer Services (Leisure/Hospitality/Retail/Tourism/Beauty) 3. Lot 3 – Practical Sectors (Transport/Green Economy/Construction/Manufacturing) 4. Lot 4 – Professional and Business Services Sectors (Business/Technology) 5. Lot 5 – Employability Support (language/Soft Skills/Capacity Building) The Council intends that this Framework Agreement will form part of a scheme of successive framework agreements on substantially the same terms (the “Open Framework Scheme”). The total duration of the Open Framework Scheme shall not exceed 8 years from the commencement date of the first framework awarded under the scheme. The Open Framework is intended to commence in October 2026 and will be awarded for an initial period of two years until October 2028. Full details on the Framework period can be found in the ITT document.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to active
    17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
  3. Submission deadline changed to 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
  4. Published value updated to £6,000,000
    10 Apr 2026, 11:05 BST
  5. Status changed to planning
    10 Apr 2026, 11:05 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    10 Apr 2026, 11:05 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    10 Apr 2026, 11:05 BST
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Care Sectors
    active
    Published value£500,000
    Lot 1 of the Framework will cover requirements under various Care Sectors, including: - Health Care and/or Social Care - Education and/or Childcare/Playwork - Childminding It is expected that training provision within Lot 1: Care Sectors will typically consist of the following core elements: - Delivery of vocational skills, licences and/or qualifications where applicable to provide participants with the skills and qualifications required for employment, self-employment and ‘better job’ opportunities available. - Employability skills development such as motivation, team working, communication skills, interview skills, confidence building etc. in order to help optimise employment outcomes for the individual. - Addressing remaining employment barriers facing participants including development of interpersonal skills, confidence building etc. - Using a differentiated approach, where appropriate, to deliver training for those who are newly unemployed to compete for vacancies within the labour market.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Customer Service Sectors
    active
    Published value£250,000
    Lot 2 of the Framework will cover requirements under various Customer Service Sectors, including: - Leisure - Hospitality - Retail - Tourism - Beauty It is expected that training provision within Lot 2: Customer Service Sectors will typically consist of the following core elements: - Delivery of vocational skills, licences and/or qualifications where applicable to provide participants with the skills and qualifications required for employment, self-employment and ‘better job’ opportunities available. - Employability skills development such as motivation, team working, communication skills, interview skills, confidence building etc. in order to help optimise employment outcomes for the individual. - Addressing remaining employment barriers facing participants including development of interpersonal skills, confidence building etc. - Using a differentiated approach, where appropriate, to deliver training for those who are newly unemployed to compete for vacancies within the labour market.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Practical Sectors
    active
    Published value£1,000,000
    Lot 3 of the Framework will cover requirements under various Practical Sectors, including: - Transport - Green Economy - Construction - Manufacturing It is expected that training provision within Lot 3: Practical Sectors will typically consist of the following core elements: - Delivery of vocational skills, licences and/or qualifications where applicable to provide participants with the skills and qualifications required for employment, self-employment and ‘better job’ opportunities available. - Employability skills development such as motivation, team working, communication skills, interview skills, confidence building etc. in order to help optimise employment outcomes for the individual. - Addressing remaining employment barriers facing participants including development of interpersonal skills, confidence building etc. - Using a differentiated approach, where appropriate, to deliver training for those who are newly unemployed to compete for vacancies within the labour market.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Professional and Business Services Sectors
    active
    Published value£500,000
    Lot 4 of the Framework will cover requirements under various Professional and Business Services Sectors, including: - Technology - Business It is expected that training provision within Lot 4: Professional and Business Services sectors will typically consist of the following core elements: - Delivery of vocational skills, licences and/or qualifications where applicable to provide participants with the skills and qualifications required for employment, self-employment and ‘better job’ opportunities available. - Employability skills development such as motivation, team working, communication skills, interview skills, confidence building etc. in order to help optimise employment outcomes for the individual. - Addressing remaining employment barriers facing participants including development of interpersonal skills, confidence building etc. - Using a differentiated approach, where appropriate, to deliver training for those who are newly unemployed to compete for vacancies within the labour market.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Employability Support
    active
    Published value£3,750,000
    Lot 5 of the Framework will cover requirements relating to Employability Support, including areas such as: - Language - Soft Skills - Capacity Building It is expected that interventions within Lot 5: Employability Support will consist of: - Employability skills development such as motivation, team working, communication skills, interview skills, confidence building etc. - Support to employers to help them to provide work opportunities leading to sustainable employment.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Jul 2026, 07:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Belfast City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZM
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  • Belfast City Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM
    9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8DJ, GB
    cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
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