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T25-152BUS Delivery of a Plant and Machinery Employment Academy for DCSDC LMP

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Local authority

In brief

Derry City and Strabane District Council awarded training and education work to McKinney Safety Centre Ltd on 15 December 2025.

The notice gives a value of £48,960 including VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 21 November 2025.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

This is an invitation to tender for the delivery of the Plant and Machinery 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. 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 Heavy Plant Operators sector. 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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
McKinney Safety Centre Ltd (SME)
1 bid received
£29,375
Awarded 15 December 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 066206-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 083725-2025

Last time this was bought

T25-147BUS Delivery of the Succeed in Enterprise Programme for DCSDC LMP

Won by
Enterprise North West
Awarded
15 January 2026
Value
£54,336
Bids
3

Matched on Derry City and Strabane District Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Derry City and Strabane District CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

131

Awards

65

Suppliers it has used most for training

  • D.F.P.F. Ltd4 contracts
  • NOW Project2 contracts
  • Eliteconnected.ceg1 contract
  • Enterprise North West1 contract
  • McKinney Safety Centre Ltd1 contract
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From notice 066206-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 17 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.