Awarded contract

Skills Bootcamps Provision for Essex, Thurrock, and Southend

Awarded
£641.5k
Published 6 Aug 2026

Opportunity to deliver sector-specific Skills Bootcamps programmes across Essex, Thurrock, and Southend, addressing local economic skills gaps with full funding agency compliance requirements.

United KingdomPublished 6 Aug 2026· TodayContracts Finder

Decision brief

4 fields
  • Contract value
    £641,540
    Pounds sterling
  • Tender closed
    14 May 2026
    2 months ago
  • Sector
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  • Location
    United Kingdom

Suppliers

5 suppliers

Lifecycle

Awarded

Contract awarded. Originally published today.

6 Aug 202614 May 2026

Brief

This procurement opportunity is for the provision and delivery of Skills Bootcamps across Essex, Thurrock, and Southend. Delivery partners will provide training programmes aligned with local economic priorities identified in Essex's Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) and must comply with reporting requirements for the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and Department for Education (DfE) to secure funding. The bootcamps will cover all sectors identified in the LSIP and serve the wider geographic area including the county and adjacent unitary authorities. Successful providers will support local employers' skills needs and contribute to economic development in the region.

Track record

4 awards · 4 winners
Open field

No single supplier dominates the field.

In education training, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 4 contracts to 4 suppliers.

Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED, Beating Time (also known as Choirs Beating Time) — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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