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title: "CP2333-22 Wave 4 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps"
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# CP2333-22 Wave 4 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb54c174-f352-4e61-90e9-457a6847f893

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## Summary

The Devon County Council has completed the procurement process for the "CP2333-22 Wave 4 Train4Tomorrow 'Skills For Life' - Skills Bootcamps" project. The project falls under the "Other community, social and personal services" industry category and involves the delivery of flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks. The contract value is £12,000,000, with a contract period from April 24, 2023, to March 31, 2024. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the tender deadline was on March 17, 2023.

This procurement opportunity by the Devon County Council offers significant business growth prospects for companies in the training services and higher education sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly well-suited to compete. Businesses interested in providing adult education services and meeting the demands of the local economy can leverage this opportunity to expand their market presence and contribute to skills development in the region.

## Notice

The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: o 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. 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 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 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/995fdd65-472c-4110-a24c-573de22067ff |
| 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 | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 24 Apr 2023 - 31 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,552,141 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Supplier names | APRICOT CENTRE; BLUESCREEN IT; CAMBRIDGE SPARK; CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH; CORNWALL COLLEGE; DIGITAL PENINSULA NETWORK; EXETER COLLEGE; PETROC; PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL; PRIMED TALENT; THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE; 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

- 5 Jun 2023 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/995fdd65-472c-4110-a24c-573de22067ff
- 14 Feb 2023 at 15:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa294bde-9212-4649-bb90-612d245fb0fc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/995fdd65-472c-4110-a24c-573de22067ff
  5th June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa294bde-9212-4649-bb90-612d245fb0fc
  14th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=09fe1df4-359e-ed11-811e-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
  Link to advert

## Notice URLs

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

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