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title: "Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5"
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# Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046f39

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is seeking to procure services under the "Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5" project, aimed at providing education and training services. The procurement process, using the Open Procedure, is currently in the active tender stage with multiple suppliers being sought to deliver high-quality training to adults aged 19 and above in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough regions. The tender period ends on 12 July 2024, after which the award period commences. This project, valued at £2,596,000, addresses industry-specific skills shortages and includes a guaranteed interview opportunity for participants upon completion of the training courses.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in providing training and skills development services, especially those able to offer Level 3-5 qualifications or equivalent training. Due to the focus on high-demand skills and the guaranteed interview, businesses operating within the education and training services sector, including both large firms and SMEs, will find this contract particularly beneficial for business growth. Suppliers that can demonstrate flexibility in programme delivery, address local employer needs, and contribute to regional economic productivity will be well-suited to compete in this procurement process.

## Notice

The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required knowledge and skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements. Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area. Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly. The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: o to deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on local 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 local employers and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded

### Lot Information

Lot information within tender documents

The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of delivering Wave Five Skills Bootcamp provision by engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required knowledge and skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps. The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern. Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded

Renewal: In the event that funding becomes available during Wave Five, or if further funding is secured from DfE for Wave Six Skills Bootcamps 2025-26 FY, contracts with Providers may be extended up to a maximum of 1 year 5 months (or a maximum end date of February 2027) from the initial contract end date, by giving no less than one month's written notice to the Supplier. Any extension and addition of Extra Learners will be subject to: * funding availability and approval in subsequent years; * assessment of need; * performance within existing contract; * the Contractor agreeing to comply with any and all changes to the Combined Authority and/or DfE requirements at the time of extension/addition of Extra Learners; and * Payment Model to remain unchanged unless otherwise stipulated by the Combined Authority and the DfE I.e. the cost per learner per Skills Bootcamp course and the payment milestone percentages are to remain unchanged.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002903-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,596,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,798,121 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE29 3TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | Huntingdon North |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | 3COUNTIES ACCOUNTS TRAINING SERVICE; COGRAMMAR T/A HYPERIONDEV; COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA; DUPLEX BUSINESS SERVICES; EQUALENGINEERS; OXFORD ENERGY ACADEMY; PECT; THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE; THE RETROFIT ACADEMY; THINK EMPLOYMENT; UNIQUE TRAINING SOLUTIONS; YTKO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 29 Jan 2025 at 08:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002903-2025
- 12 Jun 2024 at 06:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018094-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=1bb596f6-3927-ef11-812c-005056b64545

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