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Published 6 Mar 2024, 14:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Skills Bootcamp Wave 5: Creative (Film and TV)

Official notice

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 8 lots per supplier
Awarded value£736,1566 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2024awarded 24 Jun 2024
Awarded to NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL, All Spring Media Limited6 awards
Contract term Ends 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Buckinghamshire Council has awarded contracts for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed). Contracts have been awarded for Skills

Bootcamps delivery from June 2024 to 31st October 2025, funded via the Department for

Education's (DfE) Skills for Life programme.

There were 8 Lots by Subject Area and Potential Providers could tender for any number of Lots.

The Lots were:

Lot A: Skills Bootcamp in Production

Lot B: Management of Production Managers

Lot C: 2nd Assistant Director

Lot D: VFX Production Co-ordinator

Lot E: VFX Production Manager

Lot F: Location Manager

Lot G: Technical Assistants for Outside Broadcasts

Lot H: Riggers for Studio and Outside Broadcasts

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Training services

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£931,850 together) · win at most 8 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Skills Bootcamp in ProductionAwardedPublished value£66,250

Lot A: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #2Management for Production ManagersAwardedPublished value£177,600

Lot B: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #32nd Assistant DirectorAwardedPublished value£192,000

Lot C: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #4VFX Production CoordinatorAwardedPublished value£112,000

Lot D: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #5VFX Production ManagerAwardedPublished value£112,000

Lot E: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #6Location ManagerAwardedPublished value£112,000

Lot F: Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #7Technical Assistants for Outside BroadcastsCancelledPublished value£80,000

Lot G: Buckinghamshire Council invited tenders for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East
Lot #8Riggers for Studio and Outside BroadcastsCancelledPublished value£80,000

Lot H: Buckinghamshire Council invited tenders for the provision of Skills Bootcamps in the

Creative (Film and TV) sector for the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamp Wave 5 programme.

Skills Bootcamps are intensive flexible training courses up to 16 weeks, with a guaranteed

job interview (in the case of a new job), which equip adults with technical skills that enable

them to access in-demand jobs, apprenticeships, new opportunities and an increased level of

income over time (including for the self-employed).

Contract period: … – 31 Oct 2025
Delivery: South East

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 8 lots
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 90
  • Price: 10

All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk ↗

Shortlisting
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2024, 14:50 GMT
Last source update
8 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST
Authority reference
DN712728
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020840
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesTraining services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044614 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk ↗

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Publisher note: The Council conducted the procurement under the "Light Touch Regime" as set out in regulations 74-77 in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Apr 2024 → 8 Jul 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    8 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2024, 17:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £736,1566 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 24 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Skills Bootcamp in Production1 award
NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOLSME£66,250 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Management for Production Managers1 award
All Spring Media LimitedSME£167,400 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · 2nd Assistant Director1 award
All Spring Media LimitedSME£167,706 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · VFX Production Coordinator1 award
All Spring Media LimitedSMEVFX Production Co-ordinator£111,600 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · VFX Production Manager1 award
All Spring Media LimitedSME£111,600 †—Awarded
Lot 6 · Location Manager1 award
All Spring Media LimitedSME£111,600 †—Awarded

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Skills Bootcamp in Production1bids · 1 electronic1——
2 · Management for Production Managers1bids · 1 electronic1——
3 · 2nd Assistant Director1bids · 1 electronic1——
4 · VFX Production Coordinator1bids · 1 electronic1——
5 · VFX Production Manager1bids · 1 electronic1——
6 · Location Manager1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Walton Street Offices, Aylesbury, South East, HP20 1UAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.