--- title: "Skills Bootcamp 2025/26" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "KIRKLEES COUNCIL" published: "2025-05-15" --- # Skills Bootcamp 2025/26 Buyer: KIRKLEES COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9f752f25-afd9-49f6-b0c4-6ba2628ad57d.json) ## Summary The most recent procurement process awarded by Kirklees Council involves the Skills Bootcamp 2025/26 project, focusing on education and training services. The procurement covers several industry categories, including Construction & Green Technologies, Manufacturing & Engineering, Professional Services, and Health & Social Care. Located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, this contract is part of a selective procurement method using a dynamic purchasing system. The procurement stage is now at the award phase, following the completion of the tender period which ended on 16th April 2025. With the contract period set to begin on 1st May 2025 and conclude by 31st March 2026, there is an optional extension of an additional 12 months upon satisfactory performance and further funding. Key details include a total service value of approximately £204,000, distributed across various lots, each designed to cater to different sectors. This tender offers compelling opportunities for businesses seeking growth, particularly those skilled in offering education and training services in the specified industry sectors. Small and medium enterprises with capabilities aligned to these requirements can particularly benefit, given the council's inclination towards engaging SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Suppliers like Kirklees College, Textile Centre of Excellence, and Skills-UK Education & Training Ltd have successfully been awarded contracts for different lots under this procurement. Businesses seeking to expand within or enter the education and training sector, especially within the specified regions, stand to gain from participating in such tenders due to the focused lot system, which allows for targeted service delivery and contract opportunity realisation. ## Notice Tenders were invited by The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") from Suppliers appointed to Category 3 - Employability Provision of the Adult Education EMP with relevant experience and ability for the Skills Bootcamp (the "Services") as detailed in the Further Competition documents. The estimated value of the Services to be awarded is approximately PS204,000 In order to meet its requirements, the Council has divided the Services into Lots as follows Lot 1 - Construction & Green Technologies - PS34,000 Lot 2 - Manufacturing & Engineering - PS102,000 Lot 3 - Professional Services - PS34,000 Lot 4 - Health & Social Care - PS34,000 The anticipated commencement date for the Call-off Contract(s) is 1st May 2025. The anticipated expiry date for the Call-off Contract(s) is 31st March 2026, with the option to extend for a further 12 months subject to the Skills Bootcamp being successful and the council receiving further grant funding. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ce0216a-f66a-4464-944c-cd626017a25d | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 16 Apr 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Apr 2025 | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £170,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £102,000 | | 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 | KIRKLEES COUNCIL | | Locality | HUDDERSFIELD | | Post town | Huddersfield | | Postcode | HD1 2TA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Kirklees | | Electoral ward | Newsome | | Westminster constituency | Huddersfield | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | KIRKLEES COLLEGE; SKILLS-UK EDUCATION & TRAINING; TEXTILE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 15 May 2025 at 15:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ce0216a-f66a-4464-944c-cd626017a25d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ce0216a-f66a-4464-944c-cd626017a25d 15th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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