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title: "ESF Skills for Growth: Innovation Pot"
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# ESF Skills for Growth: Innovation Pot

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY (GMCA)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9619a19b-43ee-4f2c-a345-596e0697ebe1

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded a contract for the ESF Skills for Growth: Innovation Pot project, under the Education and training services category. The contract, tendered through selective procurement method as a call-off from a framework agreement, has a total value of £3,943,671. The contract period is set to start on November 15, 2022, and end on September 30, 2023, with the tender period ending on July 8, 2022, in the North West region, United Kingdom.

This procurement opportunity by GMCA aims to support businesses in Greater Manchester to fill occupational skills gaps, enabling individual progression and business growth in the region. Businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with innovative solutions to address skills gaps, are well-suited to compete. The contract awards have been granted to suppliers like SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED and The Growth Company Limited, creating opportunities for both large and SME businesses to contribute to fostering skill development and business expansion.

## Notice

This call for projects formed part of GM's ESF Skills for Growth Programme, which aims to support GM business fill occupational skills gaps and create both individual progression and business growth in the region. Intelligence tells us that there are still skills gaps across GM we could tackle with this opportunity, and we know that providers on our FPS have a lot to contribute to this using their own work with employers and knowledge of skills gaps in GM. Therefore, we created a PS6m innovation pot to allow providers to put forward innovative ideas that they believe can help to tackle some of the skills gaps which have not already been addressed, meet the ESF requirements and wider programme aims, and be delivered within the timescale available. The specification is part of a longer-term plan to develop skills to ensure that businesses are better able to retain and progress staff. Increasing opportunities for upskilling and investing in staff training and development has been highlighted as a key factor in reducing staff turnover and increasing business growth. The overarching aim of the package is to improve skills, create pathways for progression, and prepare people for higher apprenticeships/higher levels of learning. This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52633d98-5550-4b88-89e6-d612dff5b254 |
| 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 | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,943,671 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,943,670 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Supplier names | NGTC; REFORM RADIO COMMUNITY INTEREST; SB SKILLS SOLUTIONS; SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE; THE GROWTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2022 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52633d98-5550-4b88-89e6-d612dff5b254

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52633d98-5550-4b88-89e6-d612dff5b254
  17th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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