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title: "CP2229-22a Wave 3 Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps - Round 2 - Devon delivery only"
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# CP2229-22a Wave 3 Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps - Round 2 - Devon delivery only

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a516793-0987-437c-a271-ab8a18856cef

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## Summary

The Devon County Council has awarded the contract for CP2229-22 Wave 3 Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps to multiple suppliers. The procurement stage was an award, and the contract was valued at GBP 318,190. The tender covered services in the higher education sector and had a procurement method of an open procedure. The contract period runs from October 26, 2022, to March 31, 2023, with a tender end date of September 13, 2022. The initiative aims to provide training programmes to address skills needs in the region.

This tender presents an opportunity for business growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations in the education and training services sector. The Skills Bootcamps focus on addressing the needs of individuals seeking to upskill or retrain, creating opportunities for businesses to engage in workforce development initiatives. Businesses interested in providing training services related to the in-demand skills identified can find a potential market in this procurement process led by the Devon County Council.

## Notice

The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: i) 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. ii) 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 iii) 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. Interventions 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. We welcome all bids and are particularly interested in considering activity within Digital Technology and our Green/Blue and Natural Capital economies. Please note, we are also open to bids for Skill Bootcamp pilots in new eligible sectors i.e. Health Services, Financial Services, Hospitality and Creative Industries.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8c9e0e-15d8-49f9-ab8d-67e4ccf4b690 |
| 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 | 9 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 25 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £328,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,019,340 |
| 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 | 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 | 10 |
| Supplier names | APRICOT CENTRE; BLUESCREEN IT; CAMBRIDGE SPARK; CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH; CORNWALL COLLEGE; DIMENSIONSTRAINING SOLUTIONS; EXETER COLLEGE; PRIMED TALENT; TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE; 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

- 9 Nov 2022 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8c9e0e-15d8-49f9-ab8d-67e4ccf4b690
- 11 Aug 2022 at 13:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/811fe8a4-61a7-492b-83c6-1cd913f66143
- 11 Jul 2022 at 08:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe217238-9e38-4407-ba1c-10599b53fc7c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8c9e0e-15d8-49f9-ab8d-67e4ccf4b690
  9th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/811fe8a4-61a7-492b-83c6-1cd913f66143
  11th August 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe217238-9e38-4407-ba1c-10599b53fc7c
  11th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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