---
title: "Skills Bootcamps"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051a1d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-17"
---

# Skills Bootcamps

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051a1d

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## Summary

Cornwall Council, operating from Truro, United Kingdom, is managing the "Skills Bootcamps" project under a direct award contract. The contract, which spans from June to July 2025, is a part of the National Skills Fund initiative to bridge skill gaps in high-demand sectors through bespoke training. This initiative aims to facilitate swift transitions into higher-paid, sustainable job roles. The procurement process is classified under education and training services, and is categorised under the light-touch regime due to its urgent nature, with the contract being awarded directly without a competitive tender. The procedure began following the confirmation of the skills grant in February 2025 and involved existing service providers.

This contractual opportunity presents growth potential for training providers, especially those experienced in education and skill development sectors seeking to expand their services. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) such as Blue Screen IT Ltd, Digital Peninsula Network Limited, and I&F Limited, alongside larger entities like Cornwall College and Plymouth City Council, are well-suited to engage with this initiative. By participating, businesses can enhance their market presence and tap into public sector collaborations, bolstering their service portfolios whilst contributing to regional skill enhancement efforts.

## Notice

Skills Bootcamps provide bespoke training to bridge existing skills gaps within high demand industry sectors, to support rapid training into higher-paid and sustainable job roles for sectors with evidenced vacancies From April 2025, Cornwall Council will act as the accountable body for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps under a grant agreement funded by the Department for Education as part of the National Skills Fund. This notice relates to the direct award of a four-month contract (April to July 2025) for the continued delivery of Skills Bootcamps by existing training providers who were previously contracted under a Devon County Council-led programme (in which Cornwall Council was a collaborator). These providers have since been re-contracted by Devon County Council and will now deliver under Cornwall Council's contract.

### Procurement Information

Direct awards justified pursuant to Schedule 5 paragraph 13 on the basis that the services to be supplied are necessary for reasons of unavoidable urgency as confirmation of the Skills Bootcamps grant award was only received by the Cornwall Council on 20th February 2025 which meant that the contracts to commence in April 2025 could not be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032924-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2025 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,070,254 |
| Contracts value | £1,070,254 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | BLUE SCREEN IT; CORNWALL COLLEGE; DIGITAL PENINSULA NETWORK; I&F LIMITED TRADING AS SKILLS4; PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL; SHOOTS TRAINING; TRURO & PENWITH COLLEGE; YTKO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 Jun 2025 at 11:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032924-2025
- 2 Jun 2025 at 14:40 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029238-2025
- 21 May 2025 at 10:07 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023689-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032924-2025
  17th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029238-2025
  2nd June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023689-2025
  21st May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- http://www.ytko.com/
- https://shootstraining.co.uk/
- https://skills4group.org/
- https://www.bluescreenit.co.uk/
- https://www.cornwall.ac.uk/
- https://www.digitalpeninsula.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/
- https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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