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title: "GMCA 307 GM Tracker System"
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# GMCA 307 GM Tracker System

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-448de1d1-2854-4213-857e-29d7a13ac3d5

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has initiated a procurement process for the GM Tracker System, aimed at supporting its European Social Fund (ESF) Skills for Growth programme. This project focuses on delivering training to approximately 25,000 participants through collaboration with around 30 skills providers. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 28 December 2020, and the anticipated contract period lasting from 30 January 2021 to 25 January 2023. The total budget for this project is £280,000, and it falls under the software package and information systems industry category, located in the North West of the United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development and information systems, particularly those capable of providing a robust tracking solution for educational programmes. Companies with experience in developing flexible, scalable software systems that can adapt to varying workflows and data requirements will be especially well-suited to compete. With the user base expected to grow throughout the contract duration, businesses should focus on showcasing their ability to deliver incremental improvements and long-term support for such systems.

## Notice

GMCA's European Social Fund (ESF) Skills for Growth programme will work with circa 30 different skills providers and over 25,000 participants to deliver training based on employer led skills gap intelligence. The funding for the programme, and therefore the services in this tender, are being provided from the European Social Fund. GMCA will need to make claims on a quarterly basis to ESF and this will include anonymised participant information (draft data set included in [annex x]), including status on programme. In order to both make these claims to ESF and pay our providers we need a system that tracks an individual through the programme then combines the participant information into a claim for the provider and then again a claim GMCA will submit to ESF. While the core process outlined above is replicated across various business units within the GMCA there will be discreet variances for each busines unit (expected to be around workflows and data sets). As such while the core element and processes within of the required system (designated below as Minimum Viable Product (MVP)) will remain the same, the system should be capable to be amended discreetly per business unit to ensure it meets their specific needs around that core solution in relation to workflow and dataset variances. It is expected that the solution user base will increase across the duration of the contract and we will require the solution be designed in such a way that it can be rolled out incrementally to other business areas within the GMCA as required and with minimum effort and configuration. Due to time pressures, the Minimal Viable Product (MVP) build of the system needs to be in place by end of February 2021). The subsequent 3 months will consist of the delivery of the remainder of the requirements of the core solution.Therefore, the expected elapsed time from initiation to completion is 6 months for the core system. The cost of the project is expected to cover all development, implementation, project management, licence and support cost for the period of the contract. This will need to be defined on a sliding scale basis as the solution and number of users increase. An internal project team has been established using the Agile project management method, therefore MoSCow rules have been applied to the requirements list and user stories provided alongside this ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cbc2fb2-a8fd-4dee-b359-bcad88bedced |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2021 - 1 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £280,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £153,500 |
| 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 | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M27 8US |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Swinton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UMLAUT COMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2022 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cbc2fb2-a8fd-4dee-b359-bcad88bedced
- 27 Nov 2020 at 15:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc2b0bb-484b-4d78-b369-316ab11c7415

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cbc2fb2-a8fd-4dee-b359-bcad88bedced
  20th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc2b0bb-484b-4d78-b369-316ab11c7415
  27th November 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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