---
title: "Skills bootcamp W7 Additional Funding TA & SEND"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077cba"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-09-29"
---

# Skills bootcamp W7 Additional Funding TA & SEND

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

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## Summary

Essex County Council commissioned a skills bootcamp in Teaching Assistant and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) training. The programme is intended to train learners to the level set by participating employers, so they can secure interviews and job outcomes measured against Department for Work and Pensions performance targets. It is an education and training service, delivered in Essex. The procurement was supported by additional grant funding from the Department for Work and Pensions.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to The International Education Group Limited. Essex County Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £39,996 including the stated gross amount. The contract is active. The requirement was handled as a single lot. The published procurement information does not state the evaluation criteria.

This award demonstrates demand from Essex County Council for employment-focused training that prepares learners for Teaching Assistant roles and work supporting people with special educational needs and disabilities. A credible provider would need to design and deliver a skills bootcamp that reaches the standard set by engaged employers, and connect training outcomes to interviews and job results measured against Department for Work and Pensions targets. The award went to a small and medium-sized provider, showing that a supplier of this scale was able to deliver the requirement. Providers with relevant training delivery capability, employer engagement and the ability to evidence learner progression against employment outcomes are best placed to compete when this specific requirement next returns to market.

## Notice

Supply of a skills bootcamp training programme in Teaching Assistant & SEND 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/091977-2026 |
| 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 | £39,996 |

## 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 | The International Education Group |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 15:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091977-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091977-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://theinternationaleducationgroup.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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