Published date: 10 December 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0 to £10,500,000
Procurement reference
BUCKSH001-DN755256-30772712
Published date
10 December 2024
Closing date
10 January 2025
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
10 February 2025
Contract end date
9 February 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.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to create an approved provider list (APL)of suitably qualified organisations to deliver innovative Skills Bootcamps across Buckinghamshire.
Skills Bootcamps are part of the Government's Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone gain skills for life. Buckinghamshire Council is planning to apply for up to an estimated £10,500,000 funding over the next 3 years from the Department of Education to support learners through Skills Bootcamps.
Skills Bootcamps are flexible training courses for adults aged 19 and over (subject to eligibility criteria). They last up to 16 weeks with minimum 60 hours of learning, and are open for participants looking to gain work, wishing to upskill, or access new opportunities, and will offer a guaranteed job interview (in the case of a new job) to individual participants on course completion. The courses are open to adults who are full-time and part-time employed, unemployed or returning to work after a break or self-employed, to address the needs of employers and the wider economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short/medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity.
For more on the national programme and skills bootcamps go to https://find-employer-schemes.education.gov.uk/
We are inviting organisations to apply to join the APL to deliver skills bootcamps in Buckinghamshire across the following Lots: Lot 1 Digital, Lot 2 Construction, Lot 3 Green Skills, Lot 4 Engineering (e.g. Motor Vehicle Technician), Lot 5 Creative, Lot 6 Business & Administration, Lot 7 Hospitality &Tourism, Lot 8 - Education & Early Years
These interventions will help to support the upskilling of individuals between Level 2 to Level 3 with qualifications relevant to the sector and the job.
The APL will be in place for 3 years. It is anticipated that call-off contracts will be conducted annually from the list either by direct award or mini-competition. Similarly to allocate any additional funds. It is anticipated call-off contracts will commence April 2025.
The estimated value of call-off contracts is £10,500,000 over 3 years subject to funding, based on the Council's application for 2025-26 from the Department for Education to support learners through Skills Bootcamps. Contracts awarded will be subject to available budget and resource.
The APL is being established under the Public Contract Regulation 2015 Light Touch Regime.
Organisations wishing to apply to join the APL for Skills Bootcamps Lot(s) are requested to register on the Councils portal www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk, express and interest in this procurement, download and return completed in full the relevant documentation (guidance, specifications, contract terms and conditions, and response document questionnaires) which is available for download. Applications must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal by midday 10th January 2025. Applications received after this time & date will not be accepted.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Ann Spence
Address
Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
United Kingdom
ann.spence@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
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