Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamps

Published date: 17 December 2024

Contract summary

Industry

Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN753886-14696012

Published date

17 December 2024

Closing date

31 January 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Cornwall Council is seeking to put in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support the provision of Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp training and commissioned activities that will support individuals to develop the skills needed for everyday life and work, including progressing towards, entering into and sustaining work and upskilling or retraining in order to advance or change their career.

Cornwall Council envisage that the DPS will be procured in compliance with Regulations 74-77 (the so-called Light Touch Regime) of the Public Contract Regulations and include the following three lots:
Lot 1 - Adult Skills Fund
Lot 2 - Free Courses for Jobs
Lot 3 - Skills Bootcamps

The DPS will provide Cornwall Council with a selection of pre-qualified providers who will have opportunities to bid for individual service contracts using the call off process defined in the DPS, with delivery for Adult Skills and Free Courses for Jobs funding commencing from August 2025, following devolution of the funding to Cornwall Council in 2025. Cornwall Council will also independently need to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for Cornwall from 2025/26 (Wave 6), replacing services previously delivered in partnership with Devon County Council under the Train 4 Tomorrow initiative.

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More information

Additional text

This notice is published to inform potential providers of the Council's upcoming procurement opportunity, anticipated to commence in late January 2025.

At this stage, the Council are only seeking expressions of interest only.

Potential providers who wish to participate are encouraged to register their interest in the council's upcoming procurement by signing up on the Council's ProContract System:
a) Register as a supplier on the Council's ProContract System https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
b) Express an interest in the project titled Adult Skills and Bootcamp Skills in Cornwall - DN753886.

Following your expression of interest, the Council will notify you through the ProContract system when the procurement process begins in late January, enabling you to access the procurement documents and participate in the process.

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

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About the buyer

Contact name

John Ward

Address

County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Email

john.ward@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk

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