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Skills Bootcamps

Adult and other education services
Higher education services
Training services
South West (UKK1)
South West (UKK2)
Published value
£60,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: The West of England Combined Authority: "Skills Bootcamps". Published status: planned. Published value: £60,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityThe West of England Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£60,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The West of England Combined Authority
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for The West of England Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
10.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
The Hubbub Group LimitedTop vendor: 40.6% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 20 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
The Hubbub Group Limited1 win£142,495
Institute for Employment Studies1 win£99,310
Kada Research Limited1 win£69,935
Ekosgen (GC Insight Limited)2 wins£39,526
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe West of England Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
Last source update29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdult and other education services, Higher education services, Training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
South West (UKK2)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05236f
What is being bought
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) intends to procure an open framework for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the MCA region with a duration of 3-4 years. The Skills Bootcamps will focus on various Subject Areas including (but not limited to): • Agriculture, Horticulture & Animal Care; • Arts, Media & Publishing; • Business, Administration & Law; • Construction, Planning & the Built Environment; • Digital Technology; • Education & Training; • Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies; • Health, Public Services & Care; • Leisure, Travel & Tourism; • Logistics & Transport; • Preparation for Life & Work; • Retail & Commercial Enterprise; and • Science & Mathematics.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
  2. Published value updated to £60,000,000
    21 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    21 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
  4. Status changed to planned
    23 May 2025, 14:55 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    23 May 2025, 14:55 BST
  6. Buyer information updated
    23 May 2025, 14:55 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
  2. Procedure published
    29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
  3. engagement
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    A Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire was issued via the Central Digital Platform on 18 August 2025, with a closing date of 5 September 2025. Based on the initial RFI responses, the Authority now wishes to gather feedback on potential commercial approaches. As a result, the Authority is issuing an additional RFI to gain deeper insights into the market and to determine the best commercial model. The Authority is investigating a Prime Provider by sector lot approach, enabling sector-specific specialisation, competition, and risk diversification while maintaining accountability at the prime level. As part of the Authority commitment to fairness, openness and transparency this RFI is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-market engagement with the following aims: - To understand providers ability to act as a prime supplier - How providers who do not wish to act as Primes could work in partnership with a Prime Supplier - How providers intend to integrate SMEs and VCSEs into their delivery model. - Provider views on risks, incentives, and accountability in relation to potential commercial approaches. Providers are invited to complete the RFI form by October 3rd 2025: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=yMHJPgLkaEmP9KEN614Ek6rRaX1hwVNMmKy7EXIYz4dUNkJLRE5RTVIxOFJMUkJHRlY3OFdJMzVKRy4u Providers are advised to review the briefing pack before responding to the RFI: https://weca-atamis.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MWS000001kY9N2AU&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= Please note that to view the briefing pack, Providers will need to register via Atamis. Based on responses from RFI, the Authority may engage with Providers in 1-2-1 discussions considering relevance to potential commercial models, technical capability and track record, and market representativeness. The Authority will ensure all engagement is conducted transparently and fairly, consistent with the obligations of the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

The West of England Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PGWR-9284-XMRY
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Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published