Published date: 31 October 2024

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 11 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

OX11 0GD

Value of contract

£280,000

Procurement reference

Skills - SB#2

Published date

31 October 2024

Closing date

11 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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?

Yes

Description

OxLEP (OxLEP Skills) has successfully secured £1.7m of funding from Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Skills Bootcamps to people living or working in the Oxfordshire area. Funded by Department for Education (DfE) and working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, OxLEP are leading on the delivery of Skills Bootcamps. Skills Bootcamps are part of the "Plan for Jobs", with the Department for Education (DfE) providing £3bn of the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; Skills Bootcamps are a key element of this policy: Plan for Jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are:
- To deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on employer/sector 'in-demand' skills need which may be either regulated (i.e., qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g., based on alignment with industry standards).
- To address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time, part-time, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, providing individuals with wider access to opportunities to update skills and acquire specialist skills.
- To address the needs of employers and the wider economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies.
- To help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment).
Funding is 100% for independent learners (unemployed) and partial funding is available for employed learners who are sponsored by their employer:
- 90% funded for SME employers with 250 or less.
- 70% funded for large employers with 251 or more.
OxLEP did not appoint a provider to run the Digital Analytics Skills Bootcamp in its previous procurement and this Bootcamp is therefore being reprocured. OxLEP Skills anticipates that the Skills Bootcamps will be operational by January 2025 and run through to March 2025. The maximum budget for the Digital Analytics Skills Bootcamp is £280,00. The deadline to submit tender applications is Monday, 11th November 2024 at midday.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 October 2024

Links

About the buyer

Address

HQ Building, Thomson Avenue
Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0GD
England

Email

skills@oxfordshirelep.com