Official UK procurement notice
Skills Bootcamps · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West of England Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Higher education services · Training services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
- “Skills Bootcamps” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Dynamic market
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060525- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05236fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 14:55 BST
- Latest notice published393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BST
- Market engagement388 days ago3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
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:
forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗
Providers are advised to review the briefing pack before responding to the RFI:
weca-atamis.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_Contrac… ↗
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.
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 14:55 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:59 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £60,000,00021 Aug 2025, 11:59 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Sept 2025, 14:13 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender