Award

Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire 2025/2 - Phase 2

  • OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073721

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0552de (view related notices)

Published 13 November 2025, 4:57pm



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 next nine SKills Bootcamps:

Lot 1: Early Years

Lot 2: Data Skills

Lot 3: Green Construction

Lot 4: Electrical Installation

Lot 5: Construction Groundwork

Lot 6: HGV Driver Training

Lot 7: EV Charging Installation

Lot 8: Construction Supervision

Lot 9: CAD & BIM


Lot 7. EV Charging Installation

Description

This specification outlines the requirements for prospective delivery partners to deliver an EV Installation Skills Bootcamp as part of Wave 6. 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 stipulated 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 9. Lot 7. EV Charging Installation

Lots

Lot 7. EV Charging Installation

Supplier

Contract value

  • £80,000 excluding VAT
  • £96,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

12 November 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

12 November 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

28 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 28 November 2025 to 30 September 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2027
  • 1 year, 10 months, 3 days

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

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Information about tenders

Lot 7. EV Charging Installation

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

Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Supplier

THE VERDANCY GROUP LTD

  • Companies House: SC678188
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGXV-3135-LWTN

8 Raw Farm Barns

Livingston

EH53 0ET

United Kingdom

Region: UKM78 - West Lothian

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 9. Lot 7. EV Charging Installation


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