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T26-036BUS Delivery of Hospitality Employment Academies 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 NOW Project on 20 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £43,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 1 year with extensions, starting 27 March 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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 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.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy
27 March 2026 to 26 March 2027
What this lot covers

Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Training, Education services£21,000
Cheffing Academy
27 March 2026 to 26 March 2027
What this lot covers

Please refer to the CfT documents.

Training, Education services£22,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Not statedCheffing Academy—
NOW Project (SME)
1 bid received
Hotel Hospitality Employment Academy£24,900
Awarded 20 April 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 014921-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 037241-2026

Last time this was bought

T25-149BUS Delivery of an Inclusive Employment Programme for DCSDC LMP

Won by
NOW Project
Awarded
15 December 2025
Value
£33,804
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 014921-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 February 2026, last updated 23 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.