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title: "Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking Services"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a10c2332-4f74-4bfb-8457-99a13a48e663"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2023-07-31"
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# Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking Services

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a10c2332-4f74-4bfb-8457-99a13a48e663

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority recently awarded a contract for the 'Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking Services'. The procurement stage was completed, and the contract value is £440,000. The procurement focused on education and training services, specifically in higher education services. The contract period is from April 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, creating opportunities for businesses in various regions of the UK.

This tender by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is suitable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) businesses. The procurement aims to support apprenticeships and training services across different regions in the UK. Businesses in the education and training industry, especially those offering higher education services, would be well-suited to compete and grow their operations through this contract.

## Notice

Following the end of the devolved AGE grant, GM has approximately PS1.98m underspend (from a total grant of PS12.2m) to be spent by end of March 2019 on the original grant purposes enabling the Combined Authority to vary the level of financial support available to different types of learner, sizes of business and subject areas in apprenticeships. This was agreed by DfE in March 2018, approved by GMCA for further development in June 2018 and formed part of the strategic direction for Apprenticeships in GM set out in the July 2018 WLT paper. Aim

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc8bf6bc-d4b4-4332-ae3b-b824233a2d8a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 15 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £35,000 |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE GROWTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 31 Jul 2023 at 15:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc8bf6bc-d4b4-4332-ae3b-b824233a2d8a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc8bf6bc-d4b4-4332-ae3b-b824233a2d8a
  31st July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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