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

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Derry City and Strabane District Council

Buyer Address: 98 Strand Road, Derry, UKN0A, BT48 7NN, United Kingdom

Contact Email: tenders@derrystrabane.com

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
64000.0 GBP
Gross: 64000 GBP
Published
07 Nov 2025, 09:18
Deadline
05 Dec 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071852-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 64,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-09-30T23:59:59+01:00

Documents

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