Official UK procurement notice
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 (2026/2027)
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Using Government funding, provided by the Department for Education, Suffolk County Council (SCC) are looking to appoint a selection of learning and training providers to deliver a range of Skills Bootcamps across a Norfolk and Suffolk geography during the financial year 2026/27. SCC will be the contract holders and, working closely alongside Norfolk County Council, will act 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.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUsing Government funding, provided by the Department for Education, Suffolk County Council (SCC) are looking to appoint a selection of learning and training providers to deliver a range of Skills Bootcamps across a Norfolk and Suffolk geography during the financial year 2026/27.
SCC will be the contract holders and, working closely alongside Norfolk County Council, will act 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.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewal
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 6 Jan 2026 | CancelledA substantial reduction in funding received means this procurement is no longer required. |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Authority reference
PA0005-1- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010257- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ff6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 09:15 BST
- Next notice expected311 days ago2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published277 days ago5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Contract starts223 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 09:15 BSTUK1
- Procurement termination notice published5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn5 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Norfolk County CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender