Skills Bootcamps DPS

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) recently secured further funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to extend its delivery of Skills Bootcamps as part of our Digital Skills for the Workplace project.

Skills Bootcamps are flexible hands-on courses of up to 16 weeks in duration, which are part of the government's Skills for Life campaign.

The Digital Skills for the Workplace team is looking to invite suitably experienced and qualified organisations to register their interest to tender to deliver courses.

The identified Skills Bootcamps topics are separated into 13 categories, individual call-off competitions for specific courses will issued via this Dynamic Purchasing System.

Category 1 Digital
Category 2 Technical
Category 4 Construction
Category 5 Green Skills
Category 6 Logistics (HGV)
Category 7 Rail
Category 8 Health and Social Care
Category 9 Creative Industries
Category 10 Hospitality & Visitor Economy
Category 11 Leadership & Management
Category 12 Professional Services
Category 13 Early Years Care
Category 14 Sales, Marketing & Procurement

Please note: Category 3 Pathway to Accelerated Apprenticeships has been discontinued from March 2024, Skills Bootcamps providing a Pathway to Accelerated Apprenticeships can be delivered within each of the specific lots.

LCRCA are inviting suppliers to bid for a place on a Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of a range of training services over the course of a five-year period. A variety of Lots will be available and suppliers are encouraged to come forward to gain a place on a Lot pertaining to the services they offer. Mini competitions will then be run for contracts to provide training.

Contracts are dependent on Funding, we estimate to spend up to £7.5M per annum across all lots during the 5 year term.

The DPS will be open until 31 May 2027 and Suppliers can submit their application to the DPS at any stage during this period.

Following the first closing date for applications, the submissions will be opened monthly, please see the Procurement documents for further information.