Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender for the provision of Digital Skills Bootcamps - EMPLOYERS
Notice Description
As part of the "Plan for Jobs" the Department for Education (DfE) are providing PS2.5bn for the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer. The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to: * Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist digital skills and improve business productivity. * Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract. * Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups underrepresented in key sectors. Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed, unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups. This opportunity is specifically targeted at employers with innovative ideas for digital training that could open up opportunities for people to enter the industry. This could be upskilling the existing workforce and/or developing a pipeline for the wider industry.
Lot Information
Lot 1
As part of the "Plan for Jobs" the Department for Education (DfE) are providing PS2.5bn for the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer. The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to: * Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist digital skills and improve business productivity. * Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract. * Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups underrepresented in key sectors. Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed, unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups. This funding round will open on Tuesday 26th April and close on Monday 6th June at 12 noon. Late applications will not be accepted. Consortia can bid for a minimum of PS100,000 and a maximum of PS500,000. There is PS1.5m of funding available in total. (Funding Period is until the end of March 2023 with the potential to extend until March 2025). This opportunity is specifically targeted at employers with innovative ideas for digital training that could open up opportunities for people to enter the industry. This could be upskilling the existing workforce and/or developing a pipeline for the wider industry.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0330a3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033701-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- 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
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £654,355 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Aug 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Ms Bushra Dawood
- Contact Email
- dawoodb@manchesterfire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1616084120
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALFORD
- Postcode
- M27 8US
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Swinton Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Salford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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