Buyer Name: East Sussex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, LEWES, BN71UE, England
Contact Name: Debbie Reed
Contact Email: Debbie.Reed@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Buyer Name: East Sussex County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, LEWES, BN71UE, England
Contact Name: Debbie Reed
Contact Email: Debbie.Reed@brighton-hove.gov.uk
The delivery of Skills Bootcamps which are flexible short vocational courses designed to improve the skills of the workforce in key sectors. They are offered to adults aged 19 and over. There will be 17 lots in total to deliver specific learning provision in the vocational areas listed within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document (document 2). There are a total of 17 contracts that may be awarded. Each contract is initially a 1-year contract subject to extension and subject to funding/performance. As stipulated in the specification, the Council is seeking one provider per lot. Providers may bid for more than one lot. No provider will be contracted to deliver more than a maximum of eight lots. Please refer to document 12 for information. Full details of the required Services are set out in the service specifications. The Council is conducting this procurement within the requirements of the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI2015/102). The process has a reduced tender period of 21 days (instead of the standard 28 days); and shall run as a single stage open tender. The Council reserves the right to not observe a standstill period. If the Council decides to observe a standstill period, the Commissioners will follow a 10-day standstill period which shall commence the day after the Commissioners send out notices confirming their decision to award the Contract. Following the completion of a 10-day standstill period, the Commissioners will award the Contract. This procurement is subject to confirmation of DfE Government Funding. If funding is reduced, suspended, reclaimed or withdrawn by Government, ESCC may choose to withdraw certain lots and/or reduce or modify the size of lots. Additional information: There are three (3) corrections to the original tender notice (Ref: 2025/S 000-005847). (The link is https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005847-2025) Under Lot 13 (section II.2.4): the word "Butchery" should have read "Animal Care" in line with the specification issued with the tender.. Under Lot 14 (section II.2.4.): the word "Animal Care" should have read "Butchery" in line with the specification issued with the tender. This contract is funded annually by the Department of Education with the expectation that Milestones 1 and 2 are completed by 31st March 2026. Providers must achieve Milestone 3, however, within six months after the training has finished as detailed in the specification issued with the tender. The maximum Contract Year 1 end date is therefore 30 September 2026. This will also apply to Contract Year 2 and Contract Year 3, subject to confirmation of funding. Therefore, under section II.2.7 the date "31 March 2028" should have read "30 September 2028".
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Award Description: East Sussex College Group: Lot 2 - Construction and the Built Environment (made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Construction and the Built Environment: Green Skills in Construction & the Built Environment Estimated Value excluding VAT: £432,000 Lot 16 - Hospitality (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Hospitality: Catering Estimated value excluding VAT: £192,000. Creative Process Digital: Lot 5 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud Estimated Value excluding VAT: £868,500 Lot 6 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp).The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Marketing Skills Estimated value excluding VAT: £859,500 Lot 7 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Video Skills Estimated value excluding VAT: £429,750 TechNative Digital Ltd: Lot 9 - Digital (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Digital Skills: Digital Analytics Estimated value excluding VAT: £258,000 Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Limited: Lot 10 - Education and Early Years (Made up of two Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Education & Early Years: Early Years/Childminding and Teaching Assistants Estimated value excluding VAT: £570,000 Lot 15 - Business and Administration (Made up of two Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Business & Administration: Leadership & Project Management and Business Management. Estimated value excluding VAT: £518,400 Plumpton College: Lot 11 - Land-Based (Made up of three Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Forestry & Arboriculture, Amenity Horticulture and Construction Landscaping Estimated value excluding VAT: £439,200 Lot 12 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Wine Estimated value excluding VAT: £156,000 Lot 13 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Animal Care Estimated value excluding VAT: £183,600 Lot 14 - Land Based (Made up of one Skills Bootcamp). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Land Based Sector: Butchery Estimated value excluding VAT: £112,500 Skills Provider Ltd: Lot 17 - Health and Social Care (Made up of two Skills Bootcamps). The contract name for this lot is: Bootcamps in Health & Social Care: Health & Social Care and Pharmacy Estimated value excluding VAT: £432,000
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