Opportunity overview
Belfast City Council requires agile and flexible Employability and Skills solutions to be able to respond to challenges and opportunities within the labour market. Sufficient flexibility within the delivery of Employability & Skills interventions is required to take account of: a) Emerging needs. b) New initiatives and areas of development e.g. skills interventions within the Local Economic Partnership, Labour Market Partnership etc. c) Specialist employability and skills delivery. d) To test new areas of work as agreed. e) Sectors that are not covered within the current Employment Academy Framework (T2474) f) To pick up overflow of delivery if the current Contractors on T2474 are working to full capacity On this basis, the Council is setting up an "Open Framework", which would allow an open, fair, and transparent way of procuring the above services in the most efficient way possible. There will be no guarantee of any work for those Contractors on the new Open Framework, and any future call-offs will not be initiated until the following happens sequentially (which is designed to provide budgetary control): 1. Workplan and budget approval. 2. When agreed, a direct award or mini-competitions will then undertaken. 3. Delegated authority approval prior to awarding the call-off contract. An Open Framework will provide an opportunity for SMEs and Social Enterprises/Not-for-Profits to secure a place on the Framework, with the opportunity re-opening at various stages for new entrants to apply/re-apply. The Framework will be split into 5 Lots: 1. Lot 1 – Care Sectors (Health/Social Care/Education/Playwork/Childminding) 2. Lot 2 – Customer Services (Leisure/Hospitality/Retail/Tourism/Beauty) 3. Lot 3 – Practical Sectors (Transport/Green Economy/Construction/Manufacturing) 4. Lot 4 – Professional and Business Services Sectors (Business/Technology) 5. Lot 5 – Employability Support (language/Soft Skills/Capacity Building) The Council intends that this Framework Agreement will form part of a scheme of successive framework agreements on substantially the same terms (the “Open Framework Scheme”). The total duration of the Open Framework Scheme shall not exceed 8 years from the commencement date of the first framework awarded under the scheme.
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.
Analytics Engines
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 1
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PPRD-1353-HJWD
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT9 5DJ, United Kingdom
ETT
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 10
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQPZ-9466-JYNH
- Location
- Antrim, UKN0F, BT42 1FL, United Kingdom
Extern Northern Ireland
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 11
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PCVH-1437-GLXR
- Location
- Newtownabbey, UKN0D, BT36 4PE, United Kingdom
FIT NI
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 12
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQJX-9786-VQYG
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT4 1HE, United Kingdom
GEMS NI Ltd
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 13
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PGXT-7419-DJVH
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT9 6GF, United Kingdom
Impact Training
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 14
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PTZH-2752-JBMM
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT13 3BH, United Kingdom
Include Youth
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 15
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PCXX-5566-ZHYD
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT1 2LU, United Kingdom
Lifetime Education and Training Ltd.
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 16
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PJGG-9558-JRLZ
- Location
- Knowsley, UKD71, L34 1PU, United Kingdom
Marion Centre of Excellence
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 17
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PJZN-3632-QWZG
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 4AQ, United Kingdom
North City Business Centre
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 18
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQGH-8847-DZRT
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT15 2GG, United Kingdom
Oberon Training and Development
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 19
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PDDM-7118-LQLX
- Location
- Belfast, UKN0E, BT8 8BH, United Kingdom
Ashton Community Trust
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 2
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQNP-1982-PVXH
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT15 2BP, United Kingdom
Phoenix Education Centre
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 20
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PTXR-9557-VGQH
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT6 9DL, United Kingdom
Plain Sight Evidence
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 21
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PNZY-5177-QGCR
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT6 9GN, United Kingdom
South Eastern Regional College
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 22
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PDDB-4392-TNVV
- Location
- Lisburn, UKN0E, BT27 4SU, United Kingdom
Specialisterne Northern Ireland
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 23
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PPJZ-6341-CYJT
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT4 1AF, United Kingdom
Springvale Training Ltd
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 24
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PDNM-3142-XDDG
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 7DR, United Kingdom
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 25
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PLRJ-6626-DPBP
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT4 1NU, United Kingdom
The Prince's Trust
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 26
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQTB-3743-RWWM
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 5GH, United Kingdom
The Springboard Charity
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 27
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PRVZ-4688-GVDH
- Location
- Greater London, UKI31, EC2 M4TH, United Kingdom
Belfast Works Consortium
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 28
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PJCV-2474-CDLG
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 7FP, United Kingdom
Utopian Learning
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 29
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PZVW-2345-LMYQ
- Location
- Dromore, UKN07, BT25 1FL, United Kingdom
BCT NI Ltd
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 3
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PPPY-9894-NXNH
- Location
- Newtownabbey, UKN06, BT14 7EJ, United Kingdom
West Belfast Partnership Board
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 30
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PVBD-5429-YTRN
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 6AH, United Kingdom
Workplus
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 31
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PNZG-4981-PJLM
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8HS, United Kingdom
Workforce Training Services
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 32
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PNLQ-4815-NDDQ
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 7AJ, United Kingdom
BMC
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 4
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PJZJ-5426-TXTT
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT12 7DU, United Kingdom
Bryson Energy
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 5
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PQTM-8685-CBDQ
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT2 7EE, United Kingdom
Core Impact
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 6
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PXLV-7849-MLWL
- Location
- Antrim, UKN06, BT14 6ND, United Kingdom
People 1st
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 7
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PMQR-4417-CMCJ
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT9 6SP, United Kingdom
East Belfast Mission
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 8
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PNVZ-5659-ZGQZ
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT4 1AF, United Kingdom
Entrepreneurs Unleashed
- Published award value
- Value not stated
- Awarded
- 1 Oct 2026
- Award ID
- 9
- Status
- active
- Identifier
- GB-PPON PNPZ-3317-WZQL
- Location
- Belfast, UKN06, BT15 3HN, United Kingdom
Classification
No classification was supplied.
Lots
- Lot 1Value not stated
- Lot 2Value not stated
- Lot 3Value not stated
- Lot 4Value not stated
- Lot 5Value not stated
Documents and notices
- Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗