Notice Information
Notice Title
Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5
Notice Description
The Combined Authority awarded 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 Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded
Lot Information
Lot information within tender documents
The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of delivering Wave Five Skills Bootcamp provision by 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. The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern. Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded
Renewal: In the event that funding becomes available during Wave Five, or if further funding is secured from DfE for Wave Six Skills Bootcamps 2025-26 FY, contracts with Providers may be extended up to a maximum of 1 year 5 months (or a maximum end date of February 2027) from the initial contract end date, by giving no less than one month's written notice to the Supplier. Any extension and addition of Extra Learners will be subject to: * funding availability and approval in subsequent years; * assessment of need; * performance within existing contract; * the Contractor agreeing to comply with any and all changes to the Combined Authority and/or DfE requirements at the time of extension/addition of Extra Learners; and * Payment Model to remain unchanged unless otherwise stipulated by the Combined Authority and the DfE I.e. the cost per learner per Skills Bootcamp course and the payment milestone percentages are to remain unchanged.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-046f39
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002903-2025
- 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
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,596,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,798,121 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active, Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Miss Chantel Allott
- Contact Email
- chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1480277180
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUNTINGDON
- Postcode
- PE29 3TN
- Post Town
- 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
- TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Huntingdon North
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Supplier Information
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-046f39-2025-01-29T08:44:10Z",
"date": "2025-01-29T08:44:10Z",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-046f39",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "DN726674",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "80000000",
"description": "Education and training services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The Combined Authority awarded 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 Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded",
"value": {
"amount": 2596000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"title": "Lot information within tender documents",
"description": "The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of delivering Wave Five Skills Bootcamp provision by 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. The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern. Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"name": "Quality",
"type": "quality",
"description": "70"
},
{
"type": "price",
"description": "30"
}
]
},
"contractPeriod": {
"endDate": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00"
},
"hasRenewal": true,
"renewal": {
"description": "In the event that funding becomes available during Wave Five, or if further funding is secured from DfE for Wave Six Skills Bootcamps 2025-26 FY, contracts with Providers may be extended up to a maximum of 1 year 5 months (or a maximum end date of February 2027) from the initial contract end date, by giving no less than one month's written notice to the Supplier. Any extension and addition of Extra Learners will be subject to: * funding availability and approval in subsequent years; * assessment of need; * performance within existing contract; * the Contractor agreeing to comply with any and all changes to the Combined Authority and/or DfE requirements at the time of extension/addition of Extra Learners; and * Payment Model to remain unchanged unless otherwise stipulated by the Combined Authority and the DfE I.e. the cost per learner per Skills Bootcamp course and the payment milestone percentages are to remain unchanged."
},
"submissionTerms": {
"variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "80500000",
"description": "Training services"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKH11"
},
{
"region": "UKH12"
},
{
"region": "UKH11"
},
{
"region": "UKH12"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"submissionMethod": [
"electronicSubmission"
],
"submissionMethodDetails": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1bb596f6-3927-ef11-812c-005056b64545",
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"tenderPeriod": {
"endDate": "2024-07-12T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"submissionTerms": {
"languages": [
"en"
]
},
"awardPeriod": {
"startDate": "2024-07-12T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"bidOpening": {
"date": "2024-07-12T12:00:00+01:00"
},
"hasRecurrence": true
},
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-66201",
"name": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street",
"locality": "Huntingdon",
"region": "UKH11",
"postalCode": "PE29 3TN",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Miss Chantel Allott",
"telephone": "+44 1480277180",
"email": "chantel.allott@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
"url": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1bb596f6-3927-ef11-812c-005056b64545"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
"buyerProfile": "https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
"description": "Regional or local authority"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "01",
"description": "General public services"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-4500",
"name": "Royal Courts of Justice",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Royal Courts of Justice"
},
"address": {
"locality": "London",
"postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136536",
"name": "CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev"
},
"address": {
"locality": "London",
"region": "UKI",
"postalCode": "N17GU",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136537",
"name": "College of West Anglia",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "College of West Anglia"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Norfolk",
"region": "UKH1",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136538",
"name": "Duplex Business Services Limited",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Duplex Business Services Limited"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Nottingham",
"region": "UKF14",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136539",
"name": "PECT",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "PECT"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Peterborough",
"region": "UKH11",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136540",
"name": "The Retrofit Academy CIC",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "The Retrofit Academy CIC"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Stafford",
"region": "UKG24",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136541",
"name": "3counties accounts training service ltd",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "3counties accounts training service ltd"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Grantham",
"region": "UKF3",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-66216",
"name": "The Construction Skills People Ltd",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "The Construction Skills People Ltd"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Chesterfield",
"region": "UKF1",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136542",
"name": "Unique Training Solutions Ltd",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Unique Training Solutions Ltd"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Hertfordshire",
"region": "UKH23",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136543",
"name": "Oxford Energy Academy",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Oxford Energy Academy"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Witney",
"region": "UKJ14",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-117292",
"name": "EqualEngineers",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "EqualEngineers"
},
"address": {
"locality": "London",
"region": "UKI",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-84395",
"name": "YTKO",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "YTKO"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Enfield",
"region": "UKI54",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136544",
"name": "Think Employment Ltd",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Think Employment Ltd"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Lincolnshire",
"region": "UKF3",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-66201",
"name": "Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority"
},
"language": "en",
"awards": [
{
"id": "002903-2025-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "unsuccessful"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 3a, 3b and 3c-2",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "unsuccessful"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136536",
"name": "CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136537",
"name": "College of West Anglia"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136538",
"name": "Duplex Business Services Limited"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-6",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136539",
"name": "PECT"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-7",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136540",
"name": "The Retrofit Academy CIC"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-8",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136541",
"name": "3counties accounts training service ltd"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-9",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-66216",
"name": "The Construction Skills People Ltd"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136542",
"name": "Unique Training Solutions Ltd"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-11",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136543",
"name": "Oxford Energy Academy"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-12",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-117292",
"name": "EqualEngineers"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-13",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-84395",
"name": "YTKO"
}
]
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-14",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-136544",
"name": "Think Employment Ltd"
}
]
}
],
"contracts": [
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3",
"awardID": "002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 531250,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4",
"awardID": "002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 139000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5",
"awardID": "002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 304000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-6",
"awardID": "002903-2025-6",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 52500,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-7",
"awardID": "002903-2025-7",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 29450,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-8",
"awardID": "002903-2025-8",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 108000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-9",
"awardID": "002903-2025-9",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 140000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10",
"awardID": "002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 196000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-11",
"awardID": "002903-2025-11",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 45500,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-12",
"awardID": "002903-2025-12",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 45000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-13",
"awardID": "002903-2025-13",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 107849,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"id": "002903-2025-14",
"awardID": "002903-2025-14",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 99572,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2024-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "3",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "4",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "5",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "6",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "7",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "8",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "9",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "10",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "11",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
},
{
"id": "12",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 32
}
]
}
}