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title: "Health and Social Care Growth Programme Lead Supplier"
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# Health and Social Care Growth Programme Lead Supplier

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY (GMCA)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3673c387-2b0d-4ac8-a0f8-0ee4e719acef

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) recently awarded the contract for the "Health and Social Care Growth Programme Lead Supplier" project. This project falls under the Education and Training Services category and aims to deliver essential skills to the Health and Social Care sector in the North West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement process was conducted as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work, and Skills Flexible Procurement System. The contract, valued at £2,000,000 GBP, has a contract period from October 25, 2021, to September 30, 2023.

This tender from GMCA presents an opportunity for businesses, especially Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Education and Training sector, to engage in providing key skills to the Health and Social Care workforce. Competing businesses should be capable of meeting the specific needs of the Health and Social Care sector and able to operate within the North West region of the UK. With a focus on skills development, businesses with expertise in training services may find this tender particularly well-suited for business growth and expansion.

## Notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure a lead organisation to deliver some key skills to those working in the Health and Social Care sector, which forms part of the commissioned provision element of the wider ESF Skills for Growth programme. This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334937ba-a689-4836-9d62-ef33a9c04875 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 24 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,939,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,939,999 |
| 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 (GMCA) |
| 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 | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACORN TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 14 Dec 2022 at 12:37 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334937ba-a689-4836-9d62-ef33a9c04875
- 5 Jul 2022 at 15:17 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334937ba-a689-4836-9d62-ef33a9c04875
- 5 Jul 2022 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334937ba-a689-4836-9d62-ef33a9c04875

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334937ba-a689-4836-9d62-ef33a9c04875
  14th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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