AwardedAwarded 31 January 2026

T25-201BUS Construction Employment Academy

Derry City and Strabane District Council · Local authority

In brief

Derry City and Strabane District Council awarded training and education work to D.F.P.F. Ltd on 31 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £60,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 8 months, starting 26 January 2026.

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 development and delivery of a Construction 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. Labour Market Partnership Labour Market Partnerships (LMPs) have been established in each NI Council area to help improve employability outcomes and labour market conditions locally by working through coordinated, collaborative, multi-agency partnerships, achieving regional objectives whilst being flexible to meet the needs presented by localised conditions and helping to connect employers with employees. Funded by the Department…Read the full description
This is an invitation to tender for the development and delivery of a Construction 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. Labour Market Partnership Labour Market Partnerships (LMPs) have been established in each NI Council area to help improve employability outcomes and labour market conditions locally by working through coordinated, collaborative, multi-agency partnerships, achieving regional objectives whilst being flexible to meet the needs presented by localised conditions and helping to connect employers with employees. Funded by the Department for Communities (DfC), LMPs play a key collaborative and supporting role in Employability NI’s approach to supporting those who are unemployed to get back to work. Employability NI is designed to provide a range of interventions that can evolve over time. These interventions will aim to: • Deliver a reduction in economic inactivity and long-term unemployment. • Provide increased support for those with health conditions and disabilities. • Create a mechanism for Central Government to collaborate with Local Councils and other Departments to offer local solutions and interventions. The innovative LMP approach has been introduced to ensure employability delivery is reflective of the local area / communities and resident and employer needs. 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
D.F.P.F. Ltd (SME)
2 bids received
£27,600
Awarded 31 January 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 080562-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 008942-2026

Last time this was bought

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

Won by
D.F.P.F. Ltd
Awarded
9 January 2026
Value
£33,600
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

Procurements

131

Awards

65

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  • Enterprise North West1 contract
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From notice 080562-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 8 December 2025, last updated 2 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.