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title: "GMCA 750 Careers Portal Software"
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# GMCA 750 Careers Portal Software

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-318c0c08-eeb7-4277-b5ce-797d5139c697

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded a contract for the GMCA 750 Careers Portal Software. The procurement involved the re-procurement of the GMACS Careers Platform back end, aimed at providing young people in Greater Manchester with career information and skills development opportunities. The contracted service, valued at £233,047 in GBP, was directly awarded to Constellia Public Ltd. The procurement process was completed, with a tender period ending on August 31, 2023, and the contract period set from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.

This procurement opportunity, initiated by GMCA, seeks to continue and expand services for young people in Greater Manchester through a digital careers platform. Businesses in the training services industry, especially those offering digital solutions for career development and education, would find this tender well-suited for bidding. The GMCA emphasized the importance of aligning proposals with their ongoing service development needs, focusing on supporting residents and initiatives like the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate and technical education city region.

## Notice

Since 2019, GMACS (the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship and Careers Service) has been helping young people in Greater Manchester access information about their future careers, skills and work. As a key Mayoral manifesto commitment, GMCA is now looking to safeguard the future of GMACS by re-procuring the Careers Platform. GMACS comprises both a front-end website, accessible to all for free, and a careers platform back end, which is available to schools at no cost but requires students have a login. This procurement exercise is for the careers platform back end, currently provided by CASCAID (Xello). This service is currently in use by around 120 schools across GM, and therefore GMCA is looking to provide continuation of that service as well as providing contractual security to continue expanding the service to as many young people in GM as possible. The GMACS Careers Platform is an important part of the Mayor and GMCA's digital offer to young people. This includes Curriculum For Life, Our Pass, and the Mayor's ambition around a Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) and a technical education city region. The expectation of the proposal submitted would need to be aware of, and responsive to, GMCA's ongoing needs in this area, as well as the wider context in which GMCA are continuing to develop services for residents, as set out in the Greater Manchester Strategy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc01f2e-ea7b-4de5-ba36-091aa74e6f6e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £233,047 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £233,047 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONSTELLIA PUBLIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 19 Apr 2024 at 08:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc01f2e-ea7b-4de5-ba36-091aa74e6f6e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfc01f2e-ea7b-4de5-ba36-091aa74e6f6e
  19th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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