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# Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7326617e-cee4-4675-9b3a-069fd833be8b

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has awarded contracts for the Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5 tender, under the education and training services industry category. This open procedure aimed to provide high-quality Level 3-5 training to adults aged 19 and above in the region, with contracts starting on 18th October 2024 and ending on 30th September 2025. The procurement process has reached the award stage, and the contracts were awarded on 14th October 2024, with a total value of GBP 1,798,121. The initiative is designed to address local employer needs and enhance adult skills, leading to better job opportunities and improved productivity across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services. By participating in this contract, suppliers can significantly enhance their business growth by addressing skill shortages and providing in-demand training programmes. Businesses specialising in digital marketing, engineering, project management, electric vehicle maintenance, and mental health support are particularly well-suited to compete. This multi-supplier tender enables businesses to engage with local employers and adults looking to upskill or reskill, fostering long-term client relationships and expanding their service offerings within the region.

## Notice

The Combined Authority is seeking to award 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5ca1c38-1b69-41e8-8015-1fbf1d9d303c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 17 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,798,121 |
| 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE29 3TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | Huntingdon North |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | 3COUNTIES ACCOUNTS TRAINING SERVICE; COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA; DUPLEX BUSINESS SERVICES; EQUALENGINEERS; HYPERIONDEV T/A COGRAMMAR; OXFORD ENERGY ACADEMY; PECT; THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE; THE RETROFIT ACADEMY; THINK EMPLOYMENT; UNIQUE TRAINING SOLUTIONS; YTKO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 28 Jan 2025 at 14:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5ca1c38-1b69-41e8-8015-1fbf1d9d303c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a5ca1c38-1b69-41e8-8015-1fbf1d9d303c
  28th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1bb596f6-3927-ef11-812c-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

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