Skills Bootcamps for Oxfordshire 2026/7
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.1m
Suppliers
11
Lots
11
Published
24 Apr 2026
Description
Enterprise Oxfordshire Skills is managing, on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, £1,500,000 (ex. VAT) of funding from Department for Work & Pension (DWP) to deliver Wave 7 of the Skills Bootcamp programme in Oxfordshire to support key national priority sectors including Digital, AI, IT Technician, Business Administration, HGV/Bus, Early Years, Care Services, Green Skills and Construction. The Skills Bootcamps programme for Oxfordshire aims to secure outcomes for adults (19+) by giving them access to in-demand skills training and a guaranteed interview for a more sustainable, higher skilled job and higher wages over time. The benefits for employers include helping them fill specific skills shortage vacancies, enabling them to become more productive, more quickly.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f33b
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 18 May 2026 to 30 Sept 2027
- CPV classifications
- 79000000
- Contract locations
- Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality questions as set out in the ITT. | quality | 100.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details· 11 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£108k
Award date
19 Apr 2026
Contract start
18 May 2026
Contract end
30 Sept 2027
Lots · 11 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Skills | £109k | complete |
| 2 | AI in Business | £109k | complete |
| 3 | Cyber Security | £105k | complete |
| 4 | IT Technicial | £90k | complete |
| 5 | Business, Leadership and Professional Services | £90k | complete |