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Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire 2026/7

OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

27 Aug 2026 at 18:37

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
ContractAmendment

27 Aug 2026 at 18:28

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Award

27 Aug 2026 at 18:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

24 Apr 2026 at 15:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Feb 2026 at 14:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Dec 2025 at 17:38

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited, acting for Oxfordshire County Council, procured Skills Bootcamp training services for adults aged 19 and over in Oxfordshire. The programme supports access to in-demand skills, guaranteed interviews and progression towards higher-skilled employment, while helping employers address skills shortages. Eleven subject areas were covered: Data Skills, AI in Business, Cyber Security, IT Technician, Business, Leadership and Professional Services, HGV and/or Bus, Early Years, Health and Social Care, Green Construction, Construction, and Construction Supervision. Delivery is in Oxfordshire. This is a public-sector skills and vocational training requirement, with provision aimed at priority sectors including digital, artificial intelligence, information technology, transport, childcare, care, green skills and construction.

The procurement was awarded through an open competitive flexible procedure with a two-stage assessment and selection process. The award decision was dated 20 April 2026. Quality was the sole stated evaluation criterion, weighted at 100%, and each supplier could receive no more than two lots. Awards were made to IO Sphere Limited for Data Skills at £108,484; SCL Education & Training Limited for AI in Business at £108,000; Think Employment Limited for Cyber Security at £105,000; Enterprise4all (North West) Limited for IT Technician at £90,000; Fareport Training Organisation Limited for Business, Leadership and Professional Services at £89,930; Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited for HGV and/or Bus at £91,656; Back to Work Training Limited for Early Years at £91,500; JCL Skills Solutions Limited for Health and Social Care at £75,000; New College Durham for Green Construction at £105,000 and Construction Supervision at £105,000; and The Skills Centre London Limited for Construction at £104,773. The contract period generally ran from 19 May 2026 to 30 September 2027. The AI in Business and HGV and/or Bus awards were cancelled; the HGV and/or Bus cancellation was finalised on 22 May 2026.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Oxfordshire for specialist adult skills provision across technical, professional, transport, care, childcare and construction disciplines. Suitable competitors would need credible delivery capability in one or more of these subjects, experience of training adults aged 19 and over, and the ability to connect learning with employer needs, skills shortages and guaranteed interview outcomes. The buyer’s evaluation placed all published weight on quality, so course design, teaching capacity, learner support, employer engagement and evidence of effective outcomes would be central to a credible future response. The awards also show that specialist SMEs can compete, although delivery capacity must be sufficient for a defined subject area and potentially more than one lot.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire 2026/7

Notice Description

Enterprise Oxfordshire Skills is managing, on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, PS1,500,000 (ex. VAT) of funding from Department for Work & Pension (DWP) to deliver Wave 7 of the Skills Bootcamp programme in Oxfordshire to support key national priority sectors including Digital, AI, IT Technician, Business Administration, HGV/Bus, Early Years, Care Services, Green Skills and Construction. The Skills Bootcamps programme for Oxfordshire aims to secure outcomes for adults (19+) 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.

Lot Information

Data Skills AI in Business Cyber Security IT Technicial Business, Leadership and Professional Services HGV and/or Bus Early Years Health and Social Care Green Construction Construction Construction Supervision

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f33b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081989-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,093,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,093,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£864,343 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£753,157 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
25 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
20 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active, Cancelled

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1AY
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

IO SPHERE LIMITED

SCL EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Enterprise4all (North West) Limited

Fareport Training Organisation Limited

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited

BACK TO WORK TRAINING LIMITED

JCL SKILLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

New College Durham

THE SKILLS CENTRE LONDON LIMITED

Further Information

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