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    ContractsSmall Business Employment Academy - Customer Facing Roles Training Delivery
    Awarded contract

    Small Business Employment Academy - Customer Facing Roles Training Delivery

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 4 Jun 2026

    Tender to deliver a customer-focused employment academy providing qualifications and support to help residents in Derry City and Strabane secure jobs in local small businesses.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Northern IrelandPublished 4 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 4 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Northern Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • DF
      D.F.P.F. Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    4 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Derry City and Strabane District Council's Labour Market Partnership (DSLMP) is seeking qualified organizations to deliver a Customer Facing Small Business Employment Academy for 2025/26. This is a tender opportunity to provide comprehensive training and support services that prepare residents for employment in customer-facing positions within local small businesses, including retail, hospitality, restaurants, guest houses, and call centres. The academy must deliver recognized qualifications alongside wraparound support services tailored to individual barriers and needs, ensuring participants are skilled, confident, and job-ready. The successful tenderer will work with DSLMP to address the Skilled Labour Supply theme and improve local employability outcomes and labor market conditions. All submissions must be made through etendersNI via the Call for Tender portal; no alternative submission methods are accepted. Applicants should review the full Call for Tender documentation for detailed specifications, requirements, and evaluation criteria.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In education training, DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-068b02

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