Published date: 29 February 2024

Last edited date: 29 February 2024

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: 2 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£2,325,000

Procurement reference

RFX1000531

Published date

29 February 2024

Closing date

2 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 September 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?

No

Description

Skills Bootcamps help Surrey County Council meet its strategic priority of 'Growing a Sustainable Economy so Everyone Can Benefit' and guiding mission 'No One Left Behind' through providing skills training to enable residents to access careers in sectors of the economy where there are skills gaps.

Skills Bootcamps are needed to address the skills gaps in key sectors of the economy of Surrey, in doing so, also improving the prospects of its residents. The priority sectors identified are as follows:

Digital - including cyber and games

Green skills - retrofit, insulation, green electrical and sustainability

Advanced engineering and manufacturing

Health and social care

Further Education (FE) colleges, Higher Education (HE) institutions and independent training providers will be commissioned to deliver Skills Bootcamps across Surrey to residents seeking to either upskill to allow progression within their existing job or re-skill to transition into a new role. Training providers delivering Bootcamps will engage closely with local businesses to support participants to understand and access suitable roles, as well as undertaking targeted promotional and outreach work ensuring that under-represented groups get equitable access to Skills Bootcamps.

The contract requirement is for an 18-month contract commencing May 2024 and ending in 30th September 2025. The period 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025 is to achieve outcomes for the learners who completed their Skills Bootcamp in FY2024-25.

Skills Bootcamps are an established mechanism for addressing skills gaps in key sectors of the economy.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Carolina Blanco Gonzalez

Address

Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill
Reigate
RH2 8EF
UNITED KINGDOM

Email

Carolina.Blanco@surreycc.gov.uk