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Skills Bootcamps - Wave 5

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:21.

Opportunity overview

The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required knowledge and 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. The overall aims of the Skills Bootcamps are: o to deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on local employer / sector ‘in-demand’ skills needs which may be either regulated (i.e. qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g. based on alignment with industry standards), enabling adults to do training around work and other commitments, looking to gain work, additional responsibilities, or access new opportunities and will offer a guaranteed job interview (in the case of a new job) to individual participants on completion of the course. o to address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time and part-time employed, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, and provide individuals with wider access to opportunities to retrain, update or formalise their skills or acquire specialist skills. o to address the needs of local employers and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough economy, to deliver targeted interventions to meet short-medium term demand to fill vacancies and drive productivity. They will help fill medium-higher level vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs, by linking them with line of sight to a job/ different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities/contracts. o to help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment), by linking them with line of sight to a job / different role, additional responsibilities or new opportunities / contracts Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Oxford Energy Academy

Match pending…
Contract value
£45.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-11
Status
active
Location
Witney, UKJ14, United Kingdom

EqualEngineers

Match pending…
Contract value
£45k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-12
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, United Kingdom

YTKO

Match pending…
Contract value
£107.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-13
Status
active
Location
Enfield, UKI54, United Kingdom

Think Employment Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£99.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-14
Status
active
Location
Lincolnshire, UKF3, United Kingdom

PECT

Match pending…
Contract value
£52.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-6
Status
active
Location
Peterborough, UKH11, United Kingdom

The Retrofit Academy CIC

Match pending…
Contract value
£29.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-7
Status
active
Location
Stafford, UKG24, United Kingdom
Contract value
£140k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-9
Status
active
Location
Chesterfield, UKF1, United Kingdom
Contract value
£531.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, N17GU, United Kingdom

College of West Anglia

Match pending…
Contract value
£139k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4
Status
active
Location
Norfolk, UKH1, United Kingdom
Contract value
£304k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5
Status
active
Location
Nottingham, UKF14, United Kingdom
Contract value
£196k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2024
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10
Status
active
Location
Hertfordshire, UKH23, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services

Lots

  • Lot information within tender documentsValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN726674
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
12 Jul 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Expected award period

Starts
12 Jul 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
12 Jul 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot information within tender documents
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Combined Authority awarded service contract/s to multiple suppliers with a principal purpose of delivering Wave Five Skills Bootcamp provision by engaging adults aged 19 and above to provide them with the required knowledge and 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. The Authority used the Open Procedure for this project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 27, PCRs2015. This is a single-stage process which addresses the mandatory and discretionary exclusions (through the completion of the part 1 & 2 SSQ) and quality assessments as a single stage. The Process was managed on the Due North/Pro-Contract Portal, hosted by Bid-Eastern. Lots 1d, 3a, 3b and 3c were not awarded

Renewal

Description
In the event that funding becomes available during Wave Five, or if further funding is secured from DfE for Wave Six Skills Bootcamps 2025-26 FY, contracts with Providers may be extended up to a maximum of 1 year 5 months (or a maximum end date of February 2027) from the initial contract end date, by giving no less than one month’s written notice to the Supplier. Any extension and addition of Extra Learners will be subject to: • funding availability and approval in subsequent years; • assessment of need; • performance within existing contract; • the Contractor agreeing to comply with any and all changes to the Combined Authority and/or DfE requirements at the time of extension/addition of Extra Learners; and • Payment Model to remain unchanged unless otherwise stipulated by the Combined Authority and the DfE I.e. the cost per learner per Skills Bootcamp course and the payment milestone percentages are to remain unchanged.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH11
Entry 2
Region
UKH12
Entry 3
Region
UKH11
Entry 4
Region
UKH12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-66201
Name
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH11
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 3TN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Contact

Name
Miss Chantel Allott
Telephone
+44 1480277180
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4500
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-136536
Name
CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
N17GU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-136537
Name
College of West Anglia

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH1
Locality
Norfolk
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
College of West Anglia
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-136538
Name
Duplex Business Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF14
Locality
Nottingham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Duplex Business Services Limited
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-136539
Name
PECT

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH11
Locality
Peterborough
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
PECT
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-136540
Name
The Retrofit Academy CIC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG24
Locality
Stafford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
The Retrofit Academy CIC
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-136541
Name
3counties accounts training service ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF3
Locality
Grantham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
3counties accounts training service ltd
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-66216
Name
The Construction Skills People Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF1
Locality
Chesterfield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
The Construction Skills People Ltd
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-136542
Name
Unique Training Solutions Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Hertfordshire
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Unique Training Solutions Ltd
Organisation 11
Id
GB-FTS-136543
Name
Oxford Energy Academy

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Witney
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Oxford Energy Academy
Organisation 12
Id
GB-FTS-117292
Name
EqualEngineers

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
EqualEngineers
Organisation 13
Id
GB-FTS-84395
Name
YTKO

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI54
Locality
Enfield
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
YTKO
Organisation 14
Id
GB-FTS-136544
Name
Think Employment Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF3
Locality
Lincolnshire
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Think Employment Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
002903-2025-1
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
unsuccessful

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
002903-2025-Lots 3a, 3b and 3c-2
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
unsuccessful

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136536
Name
CoGrammar t/a HyperionDev

Related lots

1
Award 4
Id
002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136537
Name
College of West Anglia

Related lots

1
Award 5
Id
002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136538
Name
Duplex Business Services Limited

Related lots

1
Award 6
Id
002903-2025-6
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136539
Name
PECT

Related lots

1
Award 7
Id
002903-2025-7
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136540
Name
The Retrofit Academy CIC

Related lots

1
Award 8
Id
002903-2025-8
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136541
Name
3counties accounts training service ltd

Related lots

1
Award 9
Id
002903-2025-9
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-66216
Name
The Construction Skills People Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 10
Id
002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136542
Name
Unique Training Solutions Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 11
Id
002903-2025-11
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136543
Name
Oxford Energy Academy

Related lots

1
Award 12
Id
002903-2025-12
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-117292
Name
EqualEngineers

Related lots

1
Award 13
Id
002903-2025-13
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-84395
Name
YTKO

Related lots

1
Award 14
Id
002903-2025-14
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136544
Name
Think Employment Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 1a, 1b, 1c, 7a, 8a, 8b and 8c-3
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
531,250
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 2a, 3f, 4a and 6b-4
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
139,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d-5
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
304,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
002903-2025-6
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-6
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
52,500
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
002903-2025-7
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-7
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
29,450
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
002903-2025-8
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-8
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
108,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 7
Id
002903-2025-9
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-9
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
140,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 8
Id
002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-Lots 9a and 9b-10
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
196,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 9
Id
002903-2025-11
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-11
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
45,500
Currency
GBP
Entry 10
Id
002903-2025-12
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-12
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
45,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 11
Id
002903-2025-13
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-13
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
107,849
Currency
GBP
Entry 12
Id
002903-2025-14
Status
active
Award ID
002903-2025-14
Date Signed
7 Oct 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
99,572
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huntingdon · UKH11 · PE29 3TN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH11
  • Delivery location · UKH12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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