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Published 21 May 2025, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CN240143 - Skills Bootcamps

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£7,485,405pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 22 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Skills Bootcamps, i.e. a range of free, flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks, aimed at adults aged 19 and over, which will mainly focus on sectors with identified skills gaps, such as Digital, Construction, and Green skills. A potential for a contract extension of up to 12 months, depending on both the success in

achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.

CPV: Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Jul 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2029 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “CN240143 - Skills Bootcamps” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 11:59 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 11:59 BST
Authority reference
CN240143
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023758
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a55 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 11:59 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    22 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 11:59 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender