Official UK procurement notice
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 (2026/2027)
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUsing Government funding, provided by the Department for Education, Suffolk County Council (SCC) are looking to appoint a selection of learning and training providers to deliver a range of Skills Bootcamps across a Norfolk and Suffolk geography during the financial year 2026/27.
SCC will be the contract holders and, working closely alongside Norfolk County Council, will act as a consortium for ongoing programme development, monitoring and reporting throughout the year to ensure that delivery meets and addresses local needs as well as the funding criteria and requirements of the Department for Education.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamp Programme will provide a range of training courses aligned directly with the recruitment and skills needs of employers.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Authority reference
PA0005-1- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ff6
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 09:15 BST
- Next notice expected267 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published234 days ago5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Contract starts179 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 6 Jan 2026 | CancelledA substantial reduction in funding received means this procurement is no longer required. |
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMTUK12
- Published value updated5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to withdrawn5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 09:15 BSTUK1
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Norfolk County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender