T2689 - Framework Agreement for the Delivery Tender - 145446471

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: T2689 - Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Various Employability and Skills Requirements

Deadline: 21 Aug 2026

Posting Date: 19 Jul 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 145446471

Document Ref. No.: T2689

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
80530000 - Vocational training services
80521000 - Training programme services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

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Tender Details

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 entrant...

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