Buyer Name: Cornwall Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, UKK30, TR1 3AY, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Mr John Ward
Contact Email: john.ward@cornwall.gov.uk
Skills Bootcamps
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
direct
direct
Value
1070254.0 GBP
1070254.0 GBP
Published
17 Jun 2025, 11:38
17 Jun 2025, 11:38
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
04 Jun 2025, 00:00
04 Jun 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2025, 23:59
31 Jul 2025, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
Blue Screen IT Ltd, Cornwall College, Digital Peninsula Network Limited, I&F Limited trading as Skills4, Plymouth City Council, Shoots Training, Truro & Penwith College, YTKO LIMITED
Blue Screen IT Ltd, Cornwall College, Digital Peninsula Network Limited, I&F Limited trading as Skills4, Plymouth City Council, Shoots Training, Truro & Penwith College, YTKO LIMITED
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Description
Skills Bootcamps provide bespoke training to bridge existing skills gaps within high demand industry sectors, to support rapid training into higher-paid and sustainable job roles for sectors with evidenced vacancies From April 2025, Cornwall Council will act as the accountable body for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps under a grant agreement funded by the Department for Education as part of the National Skills Fund. This notice relates to the direct award of a four-month contract (April to July 2025) for the continued delivery of Skills Bootcamps by existing training providers who were previously contracted under a Devon County Council-led programme (in which Cornwall Council was a collaborator). These providers have since been re-contracted by Devon County Council and will now deliver under Cornwall Council's contract.
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Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Contracts
Contract Title: Skills Bootcamps
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