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title: "CP2477-24 Wave 5 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps"
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# CP2477-24 Wave 5 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-670e86b7-9cc6-4cbe-951a-92299b6b5fe8

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## Summary

The Devon County Council has awarded the contract for the CP2477-24 Wave 5 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps project with a value of £2,517,632.72. The procurement involved delivering flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks to address the skills needs of adults, aiming to help them access new opportunities and secure better jobs. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 26th February 2024, and a contract period running from 26th April 2024 to 31st October 2025. The procurement falls under the industry category of Other community, social and personal services.

This contract presents opportunities for businesses, especially those involved in adult and other education services, training services, and higher education services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete in providing the required training services. Businesses based in the South West region of the United Kingdom should consider engaging with Devon County Council to explore potential collaborations and growth opportunities in the education and training sector.

## Notice

To deliver *flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on 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. 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 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. 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 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edbc87fc-9432-4112-bcd4-bbf14375904a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 21 May 2024 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,517,632 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | APRICOT CENTRE; ASPIRETRAININGTEAM; BLUESCREEN IT; CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH; CONSTRUCTION HELP LINE; CORNWALL COLLEGE; EXETER COLLEGE; I & F; KIWI & YUZU; PETROC; PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL; REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT; SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE; SOUTH WEST ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS; TRADETECHS NORTHERN; TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE; UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH ENTERPRISE; YTKO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2024 at 11:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edbc87fc-9432-4112-bcd4-bbf14375904a
- 19 Jan 2024 at 14:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a855fb9-0ace-43cf-a708-d813d83e29e9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edbc87fc-9432-4112-bcd4-bbf14375904a
  13th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a855fb9-0ace-43cf-a708-d813d83e29e9
  19th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=9aa6dfbd-66b1-ee11-8127-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
  Link to advert
- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
  To access the procurement documentation, please use Pro Contract using the link below

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk

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