Awarded contract for Skills Bootcamps (Wave 6) delivery to Steadfast Training Ltd, Reed in Partnership, Teach Vocation Group Ltd, Opportunities Workshop and Bauer Radio

Awarded 06 Sep 2025

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Awarded06 Sep 2025
Value£273,314.00
RegionNORTH EAST,NORTH WEST,YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,EAST MIDLANDS,WEST MIDLANDS,EAST OF ENGLAND,LONDON,SOUTH EAST,SOUTH WEST
CategoryEducation & Training
Expires in 1y 11mo3y 1mo term, 38% elapsed
Awarded 6 Sept 2025Expires 29 Sept 2028

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority awarded a contract to Steadfast Training Ltd, Reed in Partnership, Teach Vocation Group Ltd, Opportunities Workshop, Bauer Radio for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps (Wave 6).

The contracts covered service delivery from the contract start date with delivery to commence as soon as possible and conclude before 30th September 2026.

The award encompassed multiple provider arrangements including direct providers, lead bidders using subcontractors, and consortia, with subcontracting rules applying.

Providers were required to present a delivery plan for each applied lot, demonstrate collaboration with employers and local services for learner recruitment and positive progression, and evidence processes to check and record learner eligibility in line with Skills Bootcamp Technical Guidance via ILR reporting where applicable.

The contract permitted an option to extend for up to two years, ending on 30th September 2028, subject to funding availability and approval, assessment of need, contractual performance, supplier agreement to comply with any Authority and/or DfE requirement changes at the time of extension or addition of extra learners, and the charging model remaining unchanged unless otherwise stipulated.

Key contractual provisions included design considerations; payment considerations (HGCR Act 1996); TUPE; novation and warranties; GDPR requirements; and insurance requirements.

Successful tenderers were appointed based on expertise, resource and approach to delivering adult skills provision, and Method Statement responses became contractual obligations.

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