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Wave 6 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 and Lot 5

Devon County Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

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05 Dec 2025 at 15:57

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30 Oct 2025 at 10:55

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30 Oct 2025 at 10:54

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01 Aug 2025 at 21:19

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01 Aug 2025 at 21:09

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Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council has completed the award stage for the procurement titled "Wave 6 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 and Lot 5". This project aims to deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks in response to in-demand skills from employers and sectors. The training programmes are available to adults aged 19+ who are employed, unemployed, or self-employed, providing opportunities for upskilling, retraining, and formalising skills. The procurement method used is the open procedure under light-touch regime, with the contract period starting on 5th December 2025 and potentially extending until 31st October 2027. South Devon College and City College Plymouth are the suppliers involved, with services covering higher education, adult education, training, and community services, delivered in the UKK4 region.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in training and education services. It is particularly suited to large-scale educational institutions and providers with expertise in enhancing adult skills and facilitating career transitions. The Skills Bootcamps are designed to fill vacant positions by providing targeted training to boost productivity and assist adults in gaining new qualifications for high-demand roles. As such, businesses with a focus on education, vocational training, and skill development will find this procurement beneficial for expanding their services and forming strategic collaborations to address the evolving skills market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wave 6 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 and Lot 5

Notice Description

The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: To deliver *flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on employer/sector 'in-demand' skills needs which may be either accredited (i.e. qualification based) or non-accredited (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards) enabling adults (19+) to do training around work and other commitments. Training supports those looking to gain work, additional responsibilities, pivot into new roles or access new opportunities and will offer a guaranteed job interview to individual participants (where applicable) on completion of the course. To address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time and part-time employed (supported by their Employers), 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. To address the needs of employers and the wider economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. Skills bootcamps will help fill medium-higher level vacancies and bring individuals (including those currently in employment) closer to better jobs, 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-h6vhtk-04fb92
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080296-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£9,297,603 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£9,104,588 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
15 Aug 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Devon County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER,
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
22
Supplier Names

3T TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

APRICOT CENTRE CIC

BLUE SCREEN IT LIMITED

City College Plymouth

Complete Training (Devon) Ltd

DIGITAL PENINSULA NETWORK LIMITED

EXETER COLLEGE

FOCUS TRAINING (SW) LIMITED

HGV TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED

PRIMED TALENT LIMITED

PROJECT COSMIC

Petroc

Plymouth City Council

SOUTH WEST ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS LIMITED

South Devon College

THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

University of Plymouth

WHITEHEAD-ROSS EDUCATION AND CONSULTING LIMITED

YTKO LIMITED

Further Information

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