Official UK procurement notice
Mini Competitions for Provision of Skills Bootcamps under Wave 7
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD4)
Awarded value£4,219,9008 awards · inc. VAT
Awarded 2 Sept 2026
Awarded to PHX Training Limited +6 more9 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has conducted a procurement using a mini competition procedure from the Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) Open Framework for Training Services for Adults Reference: DN796031.
This Mini Competition sought proposals to deliver Lancashire Skills Bootcamps that address local skills shortages and support employers to fill hard-to-recruit vacancies. The programme aims to help Lancashire residents gain the skills and confidence needed to progress into better employment. All eligible learners must receive a guaranteed interview.
Tenderers were invited to submit a Tender for any or all of the Mini Competitions under the Framework Lots where they hold a place on the LCCA Adult Skills Framework. The Mini Competition was seeking Tenders for the following five Lots under the LCCA Adult Skills Framework:
- Lot 2A - Health, Public Services and Care
- Lot 2B - Engineering & Manufacturing
- Lot 2C - Construction & the Build Environment areas
- Lot 2D - Digital Technology
- Lot 2E - Transport and Logistics
Each Framework Lot within this Mini Competition contained one or more sub-Lots, for which separate Mini Competitions could have been be submitted.
Please refer to the tender documents for further information
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Sept 2026, 17:44 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 17:44 BST
- Authority reference
SC/CORP/LCC/26/304- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086142- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f76eFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Training Services for Adults
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2026, 17:44 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 9
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,219,9008 awards inc. VAT; no net value published · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX Training LimitedSMELot 2A (i) Teaching Assistants14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £264,000 inc. VATsame award published again · counted once | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| PHX Training LimitedSMELot 2A (ii) Early Years14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £264,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICESMEVCSELot 2A (iii) Early Help (Pilot Programme in conjunction with LCC Children and Family Wellbeing Service)14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £212,400 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| COMMUNITY LINKS TRAINING & ENTERPRISE LTDSMELot 2B (i) Telecoms/Fibre Engineering14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £513,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| COMMUNITY LINKS TRAINING & ENTERPRISE LTDSMELot 2C (i) Civil Engineering & Groundworks14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £599,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| SB Skills Solutions LtdSMELot 2C (ii) Plant Operator CPCS/NPORS14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £688,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Burnley College, Hybrid Technical Services LimitedSMEjoint awardLot 2C (iii) multi-skills Trades14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £888,500 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Burnley CollegeLot 2D (ii) AI Business Integration14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £215,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| TRANSPORT TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITEDSMELot 2E (i) HGV Novice to CAT C14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The Authority may extend the Contract for periods of up to 24 months, up to 30 September 2029, subject to: • satisfactory performance against KPIs, • continued DWP grant funding, and • evidenced employer demand. | £840,000 inc. VAT | 2 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice- BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEAwarded supplier
- Burnley CollegeAwarded supplier
- COMMUNITY LINKS TRAINING & ENTERPRISE LTDAwarded supplier
- HYBRID TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PHX TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SB SKILLS SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
- TRANSPORT TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
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