Who won: Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 - Further Competition from Skills Framework Lot 2

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Through the Open Skills Framework established for Adult Skills and Skills Bootcamp funding, Devon County Council is looking to run a mini competition for delivery of Skills Bootcamps, to those Providers successfully appointed on the Framework. Through the Wave 7 funding Devon County Council will aim to deliver 1,082 learner starts across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay from April 2026. All course completions will be no later than 31 March 2027. Learners who complete their course must have a positive job outcome (a new job must be continuous employment for at least 12 weeks or an apprenticeship, increased responsibilities or a new role with existing employer or increased opportunities for the self-employed) within 6 months of completing their Skills Bootcamp.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Devon County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓This one's been awarded — but Devon County Council retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.

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