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Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

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28 Jan 2025 at 14:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has awarded contracts for the Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5 tender, under the education and training services industry category. This open procedure aimed to provide high-quality Level 3-5 training to adults aged 19 and above in the region, with contracts starting on 18th October 2024 and ending on 30th September 2025. The procurement process has reached the award stage, and the contracts were awarded on 14th October 2024, with a total value of GBP 1,798,121. The initiative is designed to address local employer needs and enhance adult skills, leading to better job opportunities and improved productivity across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services. By participating in this contract, suppliers can significantly enhance their business growth by addressing skill shortages and providing in-demand training programmes. Businesses specialising in digital marketing, engineering, project management, electric vehicle maintenance, and mental health support are particularly well-suited to compete. This multi-supplier tender enables businesses to engage with local employers and adults looking to upskill or reskill, fostering long-term client relationships and expanding their service offerings within the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5

Notice Description

The Combined Authority is seeking to award service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required knowledge and skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements. Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area. Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly. The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: o to deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on local employer / sector 'in-demand' skills needs which may be either regulated (i.e. qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards), enabling adults to do training around work and other commitments, looking to gain work, additional responsibilities, or access new opportunities and will offer a guaranteed job interview (in the case of a new job) to individual participants on completion of the course. o to address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time and part-time employed, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, and provide individuals with wider access to opportunities to retrain, update or formalise their skills or acquire specialist skills. o to address the needs of local employers and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. They will help fill medium-higher level vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs, by linking them with line of sight to a job/ different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities/contracts. o to help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment), by linking them with line of sight to a job / different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities / contracts

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7326617e-cee4-4675-9b3a-069fd833be8b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5ca1c38-1b69-41e8-8015-1fbf1d9d303c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,798,121 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
18 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
12
Supplier Names

HyperionDev t/a CoGrammar

College of West Anglia

PECT

The Retrofit Academy CIC

3counties accounts training service ltd

Duplex Business Services Limited

EqualEngineers

Oxford Energy Academy

The Construction Skills People Ltd

Think Employment Limited

Unique Training Solutions Ltd

YTKO

Further Information

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