Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
Contact
Mr John Ward
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamps
Reference number
DN753886
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cornwall Council (Council) is seeking to put in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support the provision of Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp training and commissioned activities that will support individuals to develop the skills needed for everyday life and work, including progressing towards, entering into and sustaining work and upskilling or retraining in order to advance or change their career.
As the services in this procurement fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, this DPS will be governed by regulations 74 to 77 (the so-called Light Touch Regime), providing the Council with additional flexibility. Unlike a continuously open DPS, this DPS will operate through a series of defined windows that will open and close throughout the duration of the DPS. Further details on the additional flexibilities are detailed in the procurement documents and summarised in this notice.
The DPS will be a completely electronic system and includes three Lots:
• Lot 1 – Adult Skills
• Lot 2 – Free Courses For Jobs
• Lot 3 – Skills Bootcamps
This notice invites any organisation (‘Applicant’) interested in joining the Council’s DPS during the initial window to submit a Request to Participate (‘RTP’) in stage 1 of the procurement no later than 12 noon 10th March 2025 ('RTP Return Date') .
Those Applicants whose RTP meet the Council’s evaluation methodology will be eligible to the join the DPS as a Participant (‘Participant’). Stage 2 of the procurement the Council will use a Mini-Competition process to award Call-Off Contracts(s) to Participant(s) for Service
requirements under one or more of the DPS Lots.
The Council anticipate that the DPS will be chosen approach to award a Call-Off Contracts for the delivery of Adult Skills and Free Courses For Jobs funding commencing August 2025 (following devolution of the funding to Council in 2025). Subject to confirmation of funding by Department For Education the Council also intends to use this DPS to award Skills Bootcamps delivery in Cornwall from 2025/26, replacing services previously delivered in partnership with Devon County Council under the Train 4 Tomorrow initiative.
The estimated values in this notice are given in good faith as a guide and are not an undertaking on behalf of the Council to purchase Services to this or any other particular value and shall not create a binding obligation.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2025/S 000-003521
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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b) Lot 3 – Skills Bootcamps. While there are no minimum standards in relation to Ofsted, the Applicant acknowledges that all providers delivering Skills Bootcamps are now within scope for an Ofsted inspection.
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2) Where you are applying for:
a) Lot 1 – Adult Skills and Lot 2 – Free Courses For Jobs. The Applicant must be registered with the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services (Ofsted) with your most recent Ofsted rating of grade 3 – requires improvement or above.
b) Lot 3 – Skills Bootcamps. While there are no minimum standards in relation to Ofsted, the Applicant acknowledges that all providers delivering Skills Bootcamps are now within scope for an Ofsted inspection.
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2) Be either registered with the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services (Ofsted) with your most recent Ofsted rating of grade 3 – requires improvement or above; or if you are a new training provider awaiting a monitoring visit from Ofsted. If this applies, please state your anticipated inspection date.
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2) Where you are applying for:
a) Lot 1 – Adult Skills and Lot 2 – Free Courses For Jobs. The Applicant must be registered with the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services (Ofsted) with your most recent Ofsted rating of grade 3 – requires improvement or above.
b) Lot 3 – Skills Bootcamps. While there are no minimum standards in relation to Ofsted, the Applicant acknowledges that all providers delivering Skills Bootcamps are now within scope for an Ofsted inspection.