Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Wave 6 and Wave 7 Skills Bootcamps
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEnterprising Cumbria is the newly established body working to boost economic development across the county of Cumbria, supported by our two local authorities Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council. We are investing over 60 million in the Cumbrian economy by tackling barriers against sustainable growth and supporting job creation for the future prosperity of communities across Cumbria. Enterprising Cumbria will be at the forefront of activities to drive forward our regional economy, working to support the objectives of our local authorities, businesses and local people, to make sure that Cumbria is seen as a great place to live and work. Description of the Project Enterprising Cumbria has been appointed by the DFE to manage the delivery of the local elements of Wave 6 Skills Bootcamps in Cumbria. The estimated value for this 2 year Framework is £4,850,000 . The Services have been divided into the following work packages (Lots): Lot 1 - LOGISTICS HGV Lot 2 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT Lot 3 - SALES, MARKETING AND PROCUREMENT Lot 4 - CONSTRUCTION Lot 5 - DIGITAL Lot 6 - ENGNEERING & MANUFACTURING Lot 7 OTHER
CPV: Training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 43 bids received · 16 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · win at most 7 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Logistics HGVCancelled
Lot #2Project ManagementCancelled
Lot #3Sales Marketing & ProcurementCancelled
Lot #4Construction:Cancelled
Lot #5DigitalCancelled
Lot #6Engineering and Manufacturing:Cancelled
Lot #7OtherCancelled
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Logistics HGV | 60 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2 · Project Management | 80 | 20 | — | |
| 3 · Sales Marketing & Procurement | 80 | 10 | — | |
| 4 · Construction: | 60 | 20 | 20 | |
| 5 · Digital | 60 | 20 | 20 | |
| 6 · Engineering and Manufacturing: | 60 | 20 | 20 | |
| 7 · Other | 60 | 20 | 20 |
- Price carries 10–20 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 20 points.
- “Provision of Wave 6 and Wave 7 Skills Bootcamps” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Jan 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2025, 00:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN759842- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016368- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dac5Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN759842) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 23 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published23 Apr 2025, 00:22 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2025, 00:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Logistics HGV
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2025
- Value
- £4,850,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Logistics HGV | 43bids · 43 electronic | 38 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- 3D 360 LimitedFramework contractor
- Clint Stamper Training LtdFramework contractor
- GenII Engineering & Technology Training Limited (Gen2)Framework contractor
- I & F LimitedFramework contractor
- Lakes CollegeFramework contractor
- NCG (Trading as Carlisle College)Framework contractor
- New Generation Training and Consultancy LimitedFramework contractor
- PHX Training LimitedFramework contractor
- Scale-Ability LtdFramework contractor
- Skills Fix LimitedFramework contractor
Show 6 more suppliers
- Survivex - 3t Training ServiceFramework contractor
- System People LimitedFramework contractor
- Tech Educators LtdFramework contractor
- The Construction Skills People LtdFramework contractor
- The Gas Rooms LimitedFramework contractor
- University of CumbriaFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.