---
title: "Skills bootcamp W7 Additional Funding Retrofit"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077cb0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# Skills bootcamp W7 Additional Funding Retrofit

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077cb0

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## Summary

Essex County Council commissioned a retrofit skills bootcamp: a training programme intended to bring learners to the level set by participating employers, so they can secure interviews and achieve job outcomes measured against Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) performance targets. The procurement is for education and training services, with delivery in Essex. It is funded through additional DWP grant funding. The requirement combines practical skills development with employment outcomes, rather than training alone, and is aimed at preparing learners for retrofit-related work.

The procurement is complete and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Essex County Council selected Specialist Trade Courses trading as The STC Group, an SME. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £97,132. The procurement was arranged as one lot. The stated basis for the requirement is training learners to the level set by engaged employers, enabling interviews and job outcomes against DWP KPIs; no further evaluation criteria are recorded in the process details.

This award shows demand from Essex County Council for a provider able to deliver retrofit skills training and connect learner attainment to employer-defined standards, interviews and measurable job outcomes. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to demonstrate relevant retrofit training expertise, the capacity to train learners to employers’ required level, and the ability to support progression into interviews and employment. Providers should also be able to evidence delivery against outcome measures aligned with DWP KPIs and manage work supported by grant funding. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the awarded requirement was delivered by a smaller provider; the work was a focused, single-lot training service rather than a wider construction contract.

## Notice

Supply of a skills bootcamp training programme in Retrofit, to train learners to a sufficient level as set by engaged employer(s) to secure interviews and job outcomes as set by the DWP KPIs. This Procurement is funded via additional grant funding from DWP.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091960-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £97,132 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Specialist Trade Courses |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 14:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091960-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091960-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.thestcgroup.co.uk
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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