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    ContractsSkills Bootcamps Provision for Essex, Thurrock, and Southend
    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· 2 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £641.5k
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £641,540
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      14 May 2026
      5 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    5 suppliers
    • HB
      HOUSE BUILDER XL LIMITED
    Lead contractor
  1. MS
    MASTERED STUDIOS LTD
    Consortium partner
  2. FT
    FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  3. PR
    Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited
    Consortium partner
  4. SM
    SKILLS MAX ACADEMY LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  5. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    6 Aug 2026Today14 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

    8 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL has awarded 8 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. HOUSE BUILDER XL LIMITED2× · 25%
    2. City St George's, University of London1× · 13%
    3. CLEMENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LTD1× · 13%
    4. THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED1× · 13%
    5. ENHANCE EHC LTD1× · 13%
    6. Specialist Trade Courses T/a The STC Group1× · 13%

    +1 more supplier

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, QA Ltd, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    6dc188b0-fa07-4466-909e-cc44d006c4ec-908712

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    ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
    Sector
    Education & Training