In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£180,000,000
DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25)
- Published
- Published 19 May 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 23 June 2025
Overview
The Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking suppliers for the delivery of ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 (Apps25) programme. The Apps25 programme provides Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship training provision for employed people who are contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours or more per week. The programme provides an opportunity to work towards completing an industry approved apprenticeship framework at Level 2 and/or level 3. The core components of the framework include Employee Rights and
Responsibilities, a relevant competence-based qualification, a knowledge-based qualification (or a combined qualification, as appropriate), and Essential Skills, if required. The Buyer will fund the cost of the off-the-job training up to the amounts specified in the pricing schedule for all eligible apprentices, and across all supported sectors at Levels 2 and 3.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £180,000,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Published
- 19 May 2025
- Questions by
- 13 June 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Education and training servicesTechnical and vocational secondary education servicesTechnical secondary education servicesVocational secondary education servicesYouth education servicesSafety education servicesSpecial education servicesTraining services+15 more
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £180,000,000
- Award date
- 30 July 2025
- Contract period
- 31 July 2025 → 31 July 2029
- 21TRAINING LIMITED
- Advanced Courses Ltd
- BRYSON ENERGY
- CLANRYE GROUP LIMITED
- COALISLAND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
- CRAFT TRAINING LTD
- Clear Dental Care (NI) Ltd
- D.F.P.F. LTD
- DERRY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOP LIMITED
- Dennison Commercials Ltd
- Electrical Training Trust
- GLOBAL HORIZON SKILLS LTD
- Gaelchúrsaí Ltd
- IMPACT TRAINING (N.I) LIMITED
- INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED
- LIMESTONE YOUTH TRAINING PROJECT LIMITED
- LOUGHVIEW TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
- MCKINNEY SAFETY CENTRE LIMITED
- NETWORK PERSONNEL LTD
- NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY NETWORKS LIMITED
- OBERON TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- RIVERPARK TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (NI) LTD
- RUTLEDGE TRAINING LTD
- SPRINGBOARD OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED
- SPRINGVALE TRAINING LTD
- STEER TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
- Skilled NI
- TRANSPORT TRAINING BOARD FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- Upskill NI
- WORKFORCE TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
28 August 2025
View notice ↗Contract Notice
19 May 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Procuring entityBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
Authority website ↗Department for the Economy
BuyerBELFAST, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PZXX-5679-MBYZ
Authority website ↗
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