Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamps

Cornwall Council is seeking to put in place a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support the provision of Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp training and commissioned activities that will support individuals to develop the skills needed for everyday life and work, including progressing towards, entering into and sustaining work and upskilling or retraining in order to advance or change their career. Cornwall Council envisage that the DPS will be procured in compliance with Regulations 74-77 (the so-called Light Touch Regime) of the Public Contract Regulations and include the following three lots: Lot 1 - Adult Skills Fund Lot 2 - Free Courses for Jobs Lot 3 - Skills Bootcamps The DPS will provide Cornwall Council with a selection of pre-qualified providers who will have opportunities to bid for individual service contracts using the call off process defined in the DPS, with delivery for Adult Skills and Free Courses for Jobs funding commencing from August 2025, following devolution of the funding to Cornwall Council in 2025. Cornwall Council will also independently need to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for Cornwall from 2025/26 (Wave 6), replacing services previously delivered in partnership with Devon County Council under the Train 4 Tomorrow initiative.