--- title: "North East LEP Wave 4 Skills Bootcamps" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-27" --- # North East LEP Wave 4 Skills Bootcamps Buyer: NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657.json) ## Summary The North East LEP is inviting tenders for the "North East LEP Wave 4 Skills Bootcamps" project. This procurement falls under the Education and training services category with a contract value of £5,550,000. The tender period ends on 29th March 2023, and the contract is expected to run from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024. North Tyneside Council is listed as the Buyer, but the procurement is conducted on behalf of the North East LEP. The opportunity is open to SMEs and is located in the United Kingdom. This tender for Skills Bootcamps presents an opportunity for businesses to provide flexible training programmes to equip adults with technical skills. Businesses in the education and training sector, as well as those catering to adult education or skills development, are well-suited to compete. The project aims to address skills needs, improve employment opportunities, and drive productivity in the North East LEP region. Interested businesses should take note of the procurement method being an open procedure, and the suitability for SMEs. ## Notice Skills Bootcamps are intensive, Level 3-5 or equivalent, flexible training courses. Their aim is:- * to equip adults with technical skills that enable them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of income over time (including for the self-employed). 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 regulated (i.e. qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards) enabling adults (19+) to complete training around work and other commitments, look 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 or 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; and * 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. * In addition, the North East LEP's Skills Bootcamp programme aims to ensure that training is available in sectors where skills provision isn't available or is limited and to test new models and provision in order to build sustainable skills provision in the North East LEP area (being Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland). Whilst the Buyer in the Contact Details is listed as "North Tyneside Council", this entry is system generated. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer in this case is the North East LEP. North Tyneside Council are conducting this procurement on NE LEP's behalf https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c3e4d64e-b3b6-ed11-8120-005056b64545&p=1c9e782c-541e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd659d30-4763-4a49-b9ab-de96eca954d3 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,550,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL | | Locality | NORTH TYNESIDE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE27 0BY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | North Tyneside | | Electoral ward | Shiremoor | | Westminster constituency | Cramlington and Killingworth | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 27 Feb 2023 at 15:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd659d30-4763-4a49-b9ab-de96eca954d3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd659d30-4763-4a49-b9ab-de96eca954d3 27th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c3e4d64e-b3b6-ed11-8120-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c3e4d64e-b3b6-ed11-8120-005056b64545&p=1c9e782c-541e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9310172e-73d3-4411-846e-d2b5805c0657.json.