Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
2 St Paul's Pl
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
UK
Telephone: +44 00000000
E-mail: skillsbootcamps.dps@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bid-to-supply-skills-bootcamps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Skills Bootcamps DPS Call off Competition 1: Sales, Marketing and Procurement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Skills Bootcamps offer flexible, primarily level 3 – 5 equivalent courses of up to 16 weeks in technical skills which are free to eligible adult learners. They give adults the opportunity to build up in-demand, sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer – supporting adults to move into well-paid jobs and helping employers to fill much-needed vacancies. Unemployed, employed and self-employed adults can be eligible for a Skills Bootcamp; they can be used to support an unemployed person into a job, an employed adult into a different job in another organisation or to gain another role or other responsibilities in the same organisation, or a self-employed adult to gain new opportunities. They also support groups such as those returning to work after a break, ex-veterans and eligible prisoners within 6 months of release. There is a clear expectation that employers are involved in the whole end-to-end delivery of Skills Bootcamps; and where an employer is using a Skills Bootcamp to train up a current employee, they must contribute towards the costs of the Skills Bootcamp.
The Dynamic Purchasing System was launched in November 2022, and the first competition launched shortly afterwards. This Contract Award Notice is for the contracts awarded under the sales, marketing and procurement category.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
168 798.66
GBP/ Highest offer:
2 457 600.05
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
IT Technical Sales
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Digital Marketing
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Accelerated Apprenticeships
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
A dynamic purchasing system was set up
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-032965
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
We Are Digital Training Ltd
Friars House, Manor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2TE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 903 408.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 26
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CENIT GROUP LIMITED
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CREATIVE PROCESS DIGITAL LTD
Brighton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DATA AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ENTERPRISE4ALL (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
BLACKBURN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FEARLESS ADVENTURES LIMITED
Wilmslow
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
J G W TRAINING LIMITED
Derbyshire
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OPTIMUM SKILLS LIMITED
County Durham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PLAYBACK STUDIO LTD
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SERCO LIMITED
Hampshire
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE SKILLS NETWORK LIMITED
Selby
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THELIGHTBULB LTD
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
Grimsby
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WE ARE DIGITAL TRAINING LTD
Coventry
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 272 287.64
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THELIGHTBULB LTD
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 168 798.66
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2023