ID 5827234 - DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25)

Department for the Economy
Northern Ireland
Open procedure
4 August 2025 to 3 August 2029

Delivery of apprenticeship training programmes for employees working at least 21 hours per week. The scope includes competence-based qualifications, knowledge-based qualifications, and Essential Skills training as required by industry-approved frameworks. The programme is funded by the buyer for off-the-job training costs across multiple sectors, requiring providers to manage learner progression and compliance with specific framework components.

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Awarded value: £180m; As published
Published: 19 May 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 31 July 2025; Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited, D.F.P.F. Ltd, Clanrye Group and 27 more
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 3 August 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeship training services for employed individuals across various industry sectors in Northern Ireland.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
19 May 2025
Contract awardedto Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited, D.F.P.F. Ltd, Clanrye Group and 27 more
31 July 2025
Contract starts
4 August 2025
Contract ends
3 August 2029

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
Apprenticeship training providers contracts, 24 months: 1
Open apprenticeship training providers tenders: 0
Typical apprenticeship training providers contract: £180m

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How it compares

896× the typical apprenticeship training providers contract (£201k).

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/992440/id-5827234-dfe-apprenticeshipsni-2025-programme-apps25
Buyer reference: ID 5827234
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051769
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Department for the Economy. ID 5827234 - DfE - ApprenticeshipsNI 2025 Programme (Apps25). Contract award, 19 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/992440/id-5827234-dfe-apprenticeshipsni-2025-programme-apps25 (accessed 12 October 2026).