Published date: 30 June 2025
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
BN7 1UE
Value of contract
£7,074,150
Procurement reference
12845
Published date
30 June 2025
Closing date
12 March 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
7 May 2025
Contract end date
30 September 2028
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.
This is an accelerated procedure.
Justification
The Council is conducting this procurement within the requirements of the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI2015/102). The process has a reduced tender period of 21 days (instead of the standard 28 days); and shall run as a single stage open tender.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The delivery of Skills Bootcamps which are flexible short vocational courses designed to improve the skills of the workforce in key sectors. They are offered to adults aged 19 and over.
There will be 17 lots in total to deliver specific learning provision in the vocational areas listed within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document (document 2). There are a total of 17 contracts that may be awarded.
Each contract is initially a 1-year contract subject to extension and subject to funding/performance.
As stipulated in the specification, the Council is seeking one provider per lot. Providers may bid for more than one lot. No provider will be contracted to deliver more than a maximum of eight lots. Please refer to document 12 for information.
Full details of the required Services are set out in the service specifications.
The Council is conducting this procurement within the requirements of the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI2015/102). The process has a reduced tender period of 21 days (instead of the standard 28 days); and shall run as a single stage open tender.
The Council reserves the right to not observe a standstill period. If the Council decides to observe a standstill period, the Commissioners will follow a 10-day standstill period which shall commence the day after the Commissioners send out notices confirming their decision to award the Contract. Following the completion of a 10-day standstill period, the Commissioners will award the Contract.
This procurement is subject to confirmation of DfE Government Funding. If funding is reduced, suspended, reclaimed or withdrawn by Government, ESCC may choose to withdraw certain lots and/or reduce or modify the size of lots.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 19 February 2025
Additional text
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There are three (3) corrections to the original tender notice (Ref: 2025/S 000-005847). (The link is https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005847-2025)
Under Lot 13 (section II.2.4): the word "Butchery" should have read "Animal Care" in line with the specification issued with the tender..
Under Lot 14 (section II.2.4.): the word "Animal Care" should have read "Butchery" in line with the specification issued with the tender.
This contract is funded annually by the Department of Education with the expectation that Milestones 1 and 2 are completed by 31st March 2026. Providers must achieve Milestone 3, however, within six months after the training has finished as detailed in the specification issued with the tender. The maximum Contract Year 1 end date is therefore 30 September 2026. This will also apply to Contract Year 2 and Contract Year 3, subject to confirmation of funding.
Therefore, under section II.2.7 the date "31 March 2028" should have read "30 September 2028".
Award information
Awarded date
1 May 2025
Contract start date
7 May 2025
Contract end date
30 September 2028
Total value of contract
£7,074,150
This contract was awarded to 6 suppliers.
East Sussex College Group
Address
ECAT HOUSE, CROSS LEVELS WAY, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX BN21 2UF
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
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Lot 2 - Construction and the Built Environment (made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Construction and the Built Environment: Green Skills in Construction & the Built Environment
Estimated Value excluding VAT: £432,000
Lot 16 - Hospitality (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Hospitality: Catering
Estimated value excluding VAT: £192,000.
Creative Process Digital
Address
TELECOM HOUSE, PRESTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, BN1 6AF
Reference
Companies House number: 09232138
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
Lot 5 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud
Estimated Value excluding VAT: £868,500
Lot 6 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp).The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Marketing Skills
Estimated value excluding VAT: £859,500
Lot 7 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Video Skills
Estimated value excluding VAT: £429,750
TechNative Digital Ltd
Address
CCA, SUSSEX INNOVATION CENTRE, SCIENCE PARK SQUARE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND, BN1 9SB
Reference
Companies House number: 14306044
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
Lot 9 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Analytics
Estimated value excluding VAT: £258,000
Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Limited
Address
137 NEW ROAD, SKEWEN, NEATH, WALES, SA10 6HL
Reference
Companies House number: 08035712
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
Lot 10 - Education and Early Years (Made up of two Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Education & Early Years: Early Years/Childminding and Teaching Assistants
Estimated value excluding VAT: £570,000
Lot 15 - Business and Administration (Made up of two Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Business & Administration: Leadership & Project Management and Business Management.
Estimated value excluding VAT: £518,400
Plumpton College
Address
DITCHLING ROAD, PLUMPTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3AE
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
Lot 11 - Land-Based (Made up of three Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Forestry & Arboriculture, Amenity Horticulture and Construction Landscaping
Estimated value excluding VAT: £439,200
Lot 12 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Wine
Estimated value excluding VAT: £156,000
Lot 13 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Animal Care
Estimated value excluding VAT: £183,600
Lot 14 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Butchery
Estimated value excluding VAT: £112,500
Skills Provider Ltd
Address
154 BEECHES ROAD, CHELSMFORD, ESSEX, ENGLAND, CM1 2RZ
Reference
Companies House number: 13096448
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
-
Lot 17 - Health and Social Care (Made up of two Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Health & Social Care: Health & Social Care and Pharmacy
Estimated value excluding VAT: £432,000
About the buyer
Contact name
Debbie Reed
Address
County Hall
LEWES
BN71UE
England
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