North of Tyne Combined Authority and North East LEP Wave 3 Skills Bootcamp

A Contract Award Notice
by NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
9 month
Value
£22M-£29M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
08 Sep 2022
Delivery
04 Jul 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
Deadline
27 May 2022 12:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 14 suppliers

Description

Skills bootcamps are one part of the National Skills Fund, a £2.5 billion initiative to help adults train and gain skills quickly to improve their job prospects. The bootcamps offer free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks for adults aged 19 or over who are either in work, self-employed, recently unemployed or returning to work after a break. NTCA and the NELEP have secured a combined £7.4m directly from the Department for Education to support the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the NTCA region and wider NELEP geography. This is a significant investment in our region and has the potential to deliver new opportunities to generations of adult who may have been previously left behind. Skills Bootcamps aim to secure benefits for adults aged 19+ 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: - to deliver flexible training programmes lasting up to 16 weeks, based on 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 (19+) 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; - 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; - to address the needs of employers and the wider 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; and - 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. We are keen to see innovative proposals of realistic and sustainable options that demonstrate commitment from all sides to a successful outcome. Whilst the Buyer in the Contact Details is listed as "North Tyneside Council", this entry is system generated. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer in this case is the North of Tyne Combined Authority. North Tyneside Council are conducting this procurement on North of Tyne's behalf

Award Detail

1 Capita Business Services (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
2 Learning Curve Group (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
3 North East Bic (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
4 Purple Beard (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
5 Primed Talent (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
6 Back 2 Work Complete Training (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
7 Diamond People NE (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
8 New College Durham (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
9 Expedient Training Services (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
10 Optimum Skills (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
11 RMF Construction Training Academy (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
12 Newcastle College Vice Principal (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
13 Susan French (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000
14 Gateshead College (None)
  • Value: £7,400,000

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index to express an interest and download tender documents Please note whilst the Buyer in the Contact Details is listed as "North Tyneside Council", this entry is system generated. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer in this case is the North of Tyne Combined Authority. North Tyneside Council are conducting this procurement on North of Tyne's behalf

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