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Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:34.

Opportunity overview

ABC Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified team to fully manage, coordinate and deliver an Employability Academy in 2025/2026 to support the local economy and support local people into employment. This intervention is an important strand under Strategic Priority 2 of the ABC LMP Action Plan 2025/2026: To improve employability outcomes and/or labour market conditions locally. Collaborative bids which demonstrate experience are welcome. The successful delivery partner or collaboration partners will have extensive experience in the field of engaging community and industry effectively to make a difference in Employability and Skills outcomes. This should include training provision relating to communication, skills and confidence building. Experience engaging with employers and/or the business community is also a requirement. Should demand/budget increase contractors must have the capacity to increase delivery. Flexibility, creativity and adaptability will be of critical importance to achieve the desired outputs of this programme to help develop a pipeline of people with the right skills to meet industry needs.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Match pending…
Published award value
£84.2k
Awarded
16 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Lurgan, UKN07, BT66 8BB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79998000 — Coaching services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services
  • CPV80570000 — Personal development training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£85.6k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
6050750
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
eTenders NI only - https://etendersni.gov.uk/
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
85,560

Renewal

Description
to accommodate programme delivery in full

Award criteria

Description
90% quality / 10% cost

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services
Entry 3
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services
Entry 4
Id
80570000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Personal development training services
Entry 5
Id
80400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Adult and other education services
Entry 6
Id
79414000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Human resources management consultancy services
Entry 7
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 8
Id
79998000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Coaching services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
043309-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 09:29

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYMV-3527-LYNZ
Name
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Craigavon
Postal Code
BT64 1AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 66 Lakeview Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PYMV-3527-LYNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-162154
Name
DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKN07
Country
GB
Locality
Lurgan
Postal Code
BT66 8BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
62-64 High Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
17 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services
Entry 3
Id
80530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Vocational training services
Entry 4
Id
80570000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Personal development training services
Entry 5
Id
80400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Adult and other education services
Entry 6
Id
79414000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Human resources management consultancy services
Entry 7
Id
79600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 8
Id
79998000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Coaching services

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
84,180

Renewal

Description
To accommodate programme delivery in full

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060010-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
26 Sept 2025, 10:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-162154
Name
DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2026, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Development and Delivery of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Labour Market Partnership Employability Academy 2025/2026
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
19 Sept 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
84,180

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
To accommodate programme delivery in full

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060068-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Sept 2025, 11:32

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Craigavon · UKN07 · BT64 1AL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0566af-2025-09-26T11:32:59+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·