Award

Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire 2025/2 - Phase 1

  • OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066515

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0544a3 (view related notices)

Published 17 October 2025, 6:51pm



Scope

Description

Enterprise Oxfordshire Skills is managing, on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, funding from Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Wave 6 of the Skills Bootcamp programme in Oxfordshire to support key national priority sectors including Digital, Business Administration, Early Years, Care Services, Transport and Logistics, Green Skills and Construction (a) The Built Environment and (B) Green Skills.

Enterprise Oxfordshire is looking to appoint providers to deliver 15 Skills Bootcamps. This procurement covers the first 6 Skills Bootcamps:

Lot 1 - Digital Marketing

Lot 2 - Data Skills

Lot 3 - AI in Business

Lot 4 - Cyber Security

Lot 5 - Project Management

Lot 6 - Engineering/Manufacturing


Lot 5. Project Management

Description

This specification outlines the requirements for prospective delivery partners to deliver a Project Management Skills Bootcamp. This procurement process aims to appoint experienced providers,capable of delivering high-quality, employer-aligned training.The Skills Bootcamp must be designed to meet sector demand, covering core areas provided in the provider eligibility section of this document. Providers must demonstrate the ability to engage employers, support diverse learner cohorts, and achieve progression outcomes, including guaranteed interviews and employment opportunities.Successful providers will be expected to meet strict compliance, reporting, and quality assurance requirements, and ensure delivery aligns with local skills priorities.


Contract 7. Lot 5. Project Management

Lots

Lot 5. Project Management

Supplier

Contract value

  • £150,000 excluding VAT
  • £180,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

15 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

17 October 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

31 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 30 September 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2027
  • 1 year, 11 months

Description of possible extension:

Extension only possible if Skills Bootcamp funding or timing are extended by DfE. This is unknown at this point and there is no guarantee that this will occur.

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Additional learners may be possible within each Lot, but these will only be possible if there are under spends in other Lots.

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Information about tenders

Lot 5. Project Management

  • 7 tenders received
  • 7 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 6 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 6 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

PITMAN TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

  • Companies House: 07286351
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCGG-4831-PJNQ

C/O Ashtons Legal, 4 Trafalgar House Meridian Way

Norwich

NR7 0TA

United Kingdom

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 7. Lot 5. Project Management


Contracting authority

OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

  • Companies House: 09519056
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTR-3152-PVJX

County Hall

Oxford

OX1 1AY

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government