AwardedAwarded 19 December 2025
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Suffolk County Council · Local authority
In brief
Suffolk County Council awarded training and education work to 3t Training Services Limited, Intertrain UK Ltd. and Just IT Training Limited and 24 others on 19 December 2025.
It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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What the notice says
Using Government funding, provided by the Department for Education, Suffolk County Council (SCC) have appointed a selection of learning and training providers to deliver a range of Skills Bootcamps across a Norfolk and Suffolk geography during the financial year 2025/26.
SCC are the contract holders and, working closely alongside Norfolk County Council, are acting as a consortium for ongoing programme development, monitoring and reporting throughout the year to ensure that delivery meets and addresses local needs as well as the funding criteria and requirements of the Department for Education.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamp Programme will provide a range of training courses aligned directly with the recruitment and skills needs of employers.
Please note, the contract values shown below include the optional 12-month extension periods. Each extension is subject to the satisfactory performance of the relevant supplier and the availability of funding.
Although the contract values are stated both excluding and including VAT, not all suppliers are VAT registered, and in some cases the services may be VAT exempt (for eligible bodies).
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3t Training Services Limited (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £443,544 | Awarded 8 October 2025 |
| Intertrain UK Ltd. (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £249,600 | Awarded 8 October 2025 5 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Just IT Training Limited (SME) | Lot 1, Lot 2 | £368,280 | Awarded 8 October 2025 4 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Mastered Studios (SME) 22 bids received | Lot 2 | £84,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 3 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| P Flannery Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £450,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 December 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £39,243 | Awarded 8 October 2025 24 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Peter Smythe Transport Training Limited 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £144,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 24 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Realise Learning and Employment Limited 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £99,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Reed in Partnership Limited 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £307,584 | Awarded 8 October 2025 30 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Saxonair Charter Limited (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £126,400 | Awarded 8 October 2025 24 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Steadfast Training Ltd (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £156,800 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Breakthrough Social Enterprise Limited (SME) | Lot 2, Lot 3 | £400,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 4 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Swarm Training C.I.C. 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £105,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Tech Educators Ltd (SME) | Lot 2, Lot 3 | £366,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 6 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Think Employment Limited (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £195,600 | Awarded 8 October 2025 4 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| TRS Training Limited (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £40,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 5 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Turning Factor (SME) | Lot 1, Lot 3 | £378,600 | Awarded 8 October 2025 4 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Unyte Academy Ltd (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £46,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 5 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| West Suffolk College (Eastern Education Group) (SME) | Lot 2, Lot 3 | £228,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 17 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Action Community Enterprises CIC (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £215,696 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 December 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| Cenit College UK Limited (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £100,800 | Awarded 8 October 2025 12 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| City College Norwich | Lot 1, Lot 3 | £103,100 | Awarded 8 October 2025 17 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| College of West Anglia 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £120,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| East Coast College | Lot 1, Lot 3 | £265,200 | Awarded 8 October 2025 19 December 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| East Essex Vocational Training Limited (SME) 66 bids received | Lot 3 | £75,000 | Awarded 8 October 2025 4 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| elite Training Services (London) Limited (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £148,800 | Awarded 8 October 2025 9 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
| House Builder XL Limited (SME) 36 bids received | Lot 1 | £32,760 | Awarded 8 October 2025 11 November 2025 to 30 September 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 067479-2025
- Procurement termination notice · UK12, notice 080343-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 081637-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 086581-2025
About the buyer
Suffolk County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
80Awards
40Suppliers it has used most for training
- 3t Training Services Limited1 contract
- ACC Consulting Ltd1 contract
- Action Community Enterprises CIC1 contract
- Best Practice Network Limited1 contract
- Breakthrough Social Enterprise Limited1 contract
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From notice 067479-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 October 2025, last updated 31 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.