Official UK procurement notice
Skills bootcamp W7 Additional Funding Retrofit
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£97,132published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Sept 2026
Awarded to Specialist Trade Courses Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of a skills bootcamp training programme in Retrofit, to train learners to a sufficient level as set by engaged employer(s) to secure interviews and job outcomes as set by the DWP KPIs.
This Procurement is funded via additional grant funding from DWP.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
80000000 Education and training services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
- Authority reference
RFQ 154- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cb0
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £97,1321 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Trade Courses LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Specialist Trade Courses LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Value
- £97,132
- Period
- 30 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Specialist Trade Courses T/a The STC GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender