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Published 9 May 2023, 10:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wave 4 Skills Bootcamps Procurement

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,120,000exc. VAT20.5% below final estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2023awarded 25 Aug 2023
Awarded to Impact Futures Training Limited +5 more
Contract term Ends 30 Sept 2024extension options published

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to award service contract/s with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required skills that will enable them to enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements.

Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area.

Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot information within tender documentsAwardedRenewal

The Authority is seeking to award service contract/s with a principal purpose of engaging

adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required skills that will enable them to

enter, and/or gain employment; apprenticeship/traineeship; or progress their employment

with their existing employer; or progress their self-employment through the provision of

Skills Bootcamps in accordance with the following requirements.

Provision of high-quality and in-demand Level 3-5 (or equivalent and unless otherwise stated

in the specification) training across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined

Authority Area.

Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults by giving them access to in-demand skills

training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher-skilled job and higher

wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage

vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly

Contract period: … – 30 Sept 2024
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: It is not known whether the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will secure any further funding or funding extensions from the Department for Education for the provision of Skills Bootcamps. If further funding or funding extensions are secured, CPCA may consider extending the initial contract with the successful supplier(s) for up to a further 12 months from the initial contract end date, by giving written notice to the Supplier no later than 31 March 2024 and a further 12 months, by giving written notice to the Training Provider no later than 31 March 2025. Each extension will be subject to: • Funding and other approvals for subsequent years. • Assessment of Need • Satisfactory delivery performance, including performance against KPIs • The understanding that outcomes can be delivered a maximum of 6 months from agreement end dates. • Average Cost per Learner remains unchanged (adjusted for inflation).Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality / Weighting: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality / Weighting: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
9 May 2023, 10:35 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2023, 08:57 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN654985
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028280
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c710 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jun 2023, 12:15 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2023 → 26 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jun 2023, 12:15 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Sept 2023, 08:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2023, 08:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £890,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 24
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
24bids · 24 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon, East of England, PE29 3TNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.