Official UK procurement notice
Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 - Further Competition from Skills Framework Lot 2
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
Through the Open Skills Framework established for Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp funding, Devon County Council is looking to run a mini competition for delivery of Skills Bootcamps, to those Providers successfully appointed on the Framework. Through the Wave 7 funding Devon County Council will aim to deliver 1,082 learner starts across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay from April 2026. Learners who complete their course must have a positive job outcome (a new job must be continuous employment for at least 12 weeks or an apprenticeship, increased responsibilities or a new role with existing employer or increased opportunities for the self-employed) within 6 months of completing their Skills Bootcamp.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThrough the Open Skills Framework established for Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp funding, Devon County Council is looking to run a mini competition for delivery of Skills Bootcamps, to those Providers successfully appointed on the Framework.
Through the Wave 7 funding Devon County Council will aim to deliver 1,082 learner starts across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay from April 2026. All course completions will be no later than 31 March 2027. Learners who complete their course must have a positive job outcome (a new job must be continuous employment for at least 12 weeks or an apprenticeship, increased responsibilities or a new role with existing employer or increased opportunities for the self-employed) within 6 months of completing their Skills Bootcamp.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City College Plymouth, Engage Train Support Limited, Peter Smythe Transport Training LtdSME, Plymouth City Council, South Devon Collegejoint award• Sector 1 - Built Environment, Construction, Green Economy and Clean Energy12 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further 1 year (with delivery period until 31st March 2028 and contract end date of 31st October 2028) and by a further period up to 12 months with a delivery period until 31st March 2029 and contract end of 31st October 2029 at the discretion of the Authority subject to funding approval and satisfactory provider performance . | £1,179,495 | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| SKERN LODGE LIMITED, SOUTH WEST TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDjoint awardSector Lot 2 -Education and Early Years12 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 21 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further 1 year (with delivery period until 31st March 2028 and contract end date of 31st October 2028) and by a further period up to 12 months with a delivery period until 31st March 2029 and contract end of 31st October 2029 at the discretion of the Authority subject to funding approval and satisfactory provider performance . | £518,820 | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| City College Plymouth, EXETER AND NORTH DEVON COLLEGES GROUP, IUNGO SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME, Plymouth City Counciljoint awardSector Lot 3 - Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical and Defence Skills12 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further 1 year (with delivery period until 31st March 2028 and contract end date of 31st October 2028) and by a further period up to 12 months with a delivery period until 31st March 2029 and contract end of 31st October 2029 at the discretion of the Authority subject to funding approval and satisfactory provider performance . | £600,600 | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Blue Screen IT LtdSME, City College Plymouth, SKERN LODGE LIMITEDjoint awardSector Lot 4 - Finance, Business, Professional, Public and Voluntary Services12 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further 1 year (with delivery period until 31st March 2028 and contract end date of 31st October 2028) and by a further period up to 12 months with a delivery period until 31st March 2029 and contract end of 31st October 2029 at the discretion of the Authority subject to funding approval and satisfactory provider performance . | £1,022,520 | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| SKERN LODGE LIMITED, YTKOSMEjoint awardSector Lot 5 - Hospitality, Tourism and Visitor Economy12 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: There is the option to extend up to a further 1 year (with delivery period until 31st March 2028 and contract end date of 31st October 2028) and by a further period up to 12 months with a delivery period until 31st March 2029 and contract end of 31st October 2029 at the discretion of the Authority subject to funding approval and satisfactory provider performance . | £519,960 | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Authority reference
CP2800-26_CP2753-25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103790- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795b5Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Skills for Growth Light Touch Open Framework
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published25h ago2 Nov 2026, 14:35 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published2 Nov 2026, 14:35 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice- BLUE SCREEN IT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- City College PlymouthAwarded supplier
- EXETER AND NORTH DEVON COLLEGES GROUPAwarded supplier
- Engage Train Support LimitedAwarded supplier
- IUNGO SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PETER SMYTHE TRANSPORT TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Plymouth City CouncilAwarded supplier
- SKERN LODGE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SOUTH WEST TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- South Devon CollegeAwarded supplier
- YTKO LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender