Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
HQ Building, Thomson Avenue, Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0GD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Companies House
09519056
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.oxfordshirelep.com/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.oxfordshirelep.com/news/article/skills-bootcamps-opportunity-invitation-tender
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.oxfordshirelep.com/news/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire
Reference number
Skills - #SB2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) are inviting responses to a new opportunity relating to the delivery of the new 'Skills Bootcamps' programme, which aims to support residents in the county to acquire new skills and - in turn - a pathway to employment. This procurementrelates to the Data Analytics Skills Bootcamp.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £280,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
OxLEP (OxLEP Skills) has successfully secured £1.7m of funding from Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Skills Bootcamps to people living or working in the Oxfordshire area. Funded by Department for Education (DfE) and working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, OxLEP are leading on the delivery of Skills Bootcamps. Skills Bootcamps are part of the "Plan for Jobs", with the Department for Education (DfE) providing £3bn of the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; Skills Bootcamps are a key element of this policy: Plan for Jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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 need which may be either regulated (i.e., qualification based) or non-regulated (e.g., based on alignment with industry standards).
- To address the needs of adults (19+) who are full-time, part-time, unemployed, returning to work after a break or self-employed, providing individuals with wider access to opportunities to update skills and 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.
- To help fill vacancies and bring individuals closer to better jobs (including those currently in employment).
Funding is 100% for independent learners (unemployed) and partial funding is available for employed learners who are sponsored by their employer:
- 90% funded for SME employers with 250 or less.
- 70% funded for large employers with 251 or more.
OxLEP did not appoint a provider to run the Digital Analytics Skills Bootcamp in its previous procurement and this Bootcamp is therefore being reprocured. OxLEP Skills anticipates that the Skills Bootcamps will be operational by January 2025 and run through to March 2025. The maximum budget for the Digital Analytics Skills Bootcamp is £280,00. The deadline to submit tender applications is Monday, 11th November 2024 at midday.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £280,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
2 January 2025
End date
31 March 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
11 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
11 November 2024
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Oxford
Oxford
Country
United Kingdom