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title: "Skills Bootcamps DPS : Business and Administration : Second call off competition"
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# Skills Bootcamps DPS : Business and Administration : Second call off competition

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bdf4fa05-ca95-43a0-8335-383133210baa

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded contracts under the Business and Administration category for the Skills Bootcamps dynamic purchasing system. The contracts, valued at £6,335,914.85 GBP, were awarded to multiple suppliers across different regions in the United Kingdom. The contract period is from 1st February 2024 to 31st January 2026. The tender, which aimed to provide free technical skills courses to eligible adult learners, was a selective process with a call-off from the dynamic purchasing system, reflecting a focus on education and training services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training sector, particularly those involved in delivering vocational skills and adult learning programmes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations may find this tender suitable for partnership or subcontracting opportunities. The clear involvement of employers in the delivery of Skills Bootcamps highlights the potential for businesses to collaborate with educational institutions and government entities to address skills gaps and support workforce development initiatives.

## Notice

Skills Bootcamps offer flexible, primarily level 3 - 5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills which are free to eligible adult learners. They give adults the opportunity to build up in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer - supporting adults to move into well-paid jobs and helping employers to fill much-needed vacancies. Unemployed, employed and self-employed adults can be eligible for a Skills Bootcamp; they can be used to support an unemployed person into a job, an employed adult into a different job in another organisation or to gain another role or other responsibilities in the same organisation, or a self-employed adult to gain new opportunities. They also support groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release. There is a clear expectation that employers are involved in the whole end-to-end delivery of Skills Bootcamps; and where an employer is using a Skills Bootcamp to train up a current employee, they must contribute towards the costs of the Skills Bootcamp. The Dynamic Purchasing System was launched in November 2022. This Contract Award Notice is for the contracts awarded under the Business and Administration category.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c94b61e-0510-4dbc-9501-a61884bc838e |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,335,914 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,335,914 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL; GENII ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING; INTERTRAIN; LEARNING CURVE GROUP; NEW COLLEGE DURHAM; THE SKILLS NETWORK; WHITEHEAD-ROSS EDUCATION AND CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2024 at 12:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c94b61e-0510-4dbc-9501-a61884bc838e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c94b61e-0510-4dbc-9501-a61884bc838e
  15th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd5846e2-3a5f-4e65-a766-e029d8817377
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e1d97d2-11ca-4b2a-ac67-42ce9dfb5506
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4ebbfd02-f0d6-48de-a49c-bbbf125f143e
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a85de479-15de-444e-9518-9e1ba3370954
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad36b082-d0a2-4619-801c-69d94a7f1c7e
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4661c6e4-c292-4d14-badc-ddb89889e801
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5f0063d8-6ca7-48a7-96d0-1172855de7e2
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