Published date: 8 August 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Training services - 80500000

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

    • Training programme services - 80521000

    • Vocational training services - 80530000

    • Computer training services - 80533100

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-26-4868-P00004868

Published date

8 August 2023

Closing date

8 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council, on behalf of the Solent LEP are looking to award contracts to suitably qualified and experienced training providers to develop and deliver The Solent Skills Bootcamps across seven priority subject areas that include Digital marketing, Care, Hospitality, Maritime Transport and Logistics, Creative Management, Green skills, and Software development. The priority subject areas are aligned to the Solent Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) prepared by the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce (CoC) as the designated employer representative body for the Solent region by the DfE in August 2022.

This is an opportunity to deliver Skills Bootcamp training across the Solent as part of a series of skills interventions under the Skills for Life Programme. Skills Bootcamps are funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and will assist in the achievement of the Solent 2050 strategy to develop a world class talent base, helping people at all stages of their career build the skills they need.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Solent Skills Bootcamp

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk