Official UK procurement notice
Skills Bootcamps - Early Years and Education; Engineering and Manufacturing; Catering and Hospitality; Legal, Finance and Accounting; Care Services; Transport and Logistics
Authority: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLearning Organisation to deliver Skills Bootcamps in Early Years and Education; Engineering and Manufacturing; Catering and Hospitality; Legal, Finance and Accounting; Care Services; Transport and Logistics.
- No preliminary market engagement: One was carried out under the PCR 2015 regs and a further engagement event was carried out to a large number of organisations that are known to us in the market based on an existing framework agreement and existing supplier database
CPV: Adult and other education services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£3,354,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Early years and EducationAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The Authority is seeking Skills Bootcamp proposals that provide Level 2 - 5 skills in Early years and Education.
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
Lot #2Engineering and ManufacturingAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
The Authority is seeking Skills Bootcamp proposals that provide Level 2 - 5 skills in Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
Lot #3Catering and HospitalityAwardedRenewalPublished value£440,000
The Authority is seeking Skills Bootcamp proposals that provide Level 2 - 5 skills in Catering and Hospitality.
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
Lot #4Legal, Finance, and AccountingAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
The Authority is seeking proposals for Skills Bootcamps delivering Level 2 - 5 skills in Legal, Finance, and Accounting.
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
Lot #5Care ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£514,000
The Authority is seeking proposals for Skills Bootcamps delivering Level 2 - 5 skills in Care Services
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
Lot #6Transport and LogisticsAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
The Authority is seeking Skills Bootcamp proposals that provide Level 2 - 5 skills in Transport and Logistics.
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
GDPR
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have OFTSED grading of Good or Outstanding
Must be authorised by The UK Register of Learning Providers
Relevant contract experience/examples to meet the criteria
Further information can be found in the tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
DN772905- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018567- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bc4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 May 2025 → 28 Jul 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Clarification questions by21 May 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published14 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST
- Contract starts28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 16:35 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 16:38 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2025, 10:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2025, 10:13 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contract end date amended
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Early years and Education1 award | |||
| PUZZLED TRAINING LTD4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £200,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Engineering and Manufacturing1 award | |||
| Momentum Recruitment LimitedSME, Staff Power Training Limited, TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION LIMITEDSMEjoint award4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £400,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Catering and Hospitality1 award | |||
| LONDON ACADEMY FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LTD, Total Futures Ltdjoint award4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £176,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Legal, Finance, and Accounting1 award | |||
| Future Connect Training and Recruitment Ltd.4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £195,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Care Services1 award | |||
| MEDEX (GROUP) LTD, THE EQUESTRIAN LEARNING ACADEMY LIMITED, XYRIUS TRAINING LIMITEDjoint award4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £255,300 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Transport and Logistics1 award | |||
| Pelican Engineering Company (Sales) Limited, RNN Group, Realise Learning and Employment Limitedjoint award4 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Subject to funding and performance | £398,700 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Early years and Education | 10final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Engineering and Manufacturing | 11final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 9 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Catering and Hospitality | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Legal, Finance, and Accounting | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Care Services | 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Transport and Logistics | 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice- FUTURE CONNECT TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LTDAwarded supplier
- LONDON ACADEMY FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LTDAwarded supplier
- MEDEX (GROUP) LTDAwarded supplier
- MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PUZZLED TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- RNN GROUPAwarded supplier
- STAFF POWER TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- THE EQUESTRIAN LEARNING ACADEMY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Show 3 more suppliers
- TOTAL FUTURES LTDAwarded supplier
- Total Training Provision LtdAwarded supplier
- XYRIUS TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
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