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title: "Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Residential Childcare"
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# Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Residential Childcare

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY (GMCA)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1e5bac8-19e3-4cb9-88f6-2261d184281a

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded a contract for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the Residential Childcare sector from October 2023 to March 2025. The contract was procured through a selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract value is £999,940 GBP. The procurement stage started on September 11, 2023, and the contract period is from November 20, 2023, to March 31, 2025. The buying organisation, GMCA, located in Manchester, England, aimed to address skills shortages, retrain adults, and diversify the talent pipeline through this opportunity.

This contract presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate. Businesses interested in providing education and training services within the North West region of the United Kingdom could compete for this contract. With a focus on improving business productivity and addressing skills gaps, companies with expertise in the education and training sector, particularly in Residential Childcare, would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The contract aims to create new opportunities for businesses while meeting the needs of employers and adults seeking retraining and upskilling.

## Notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025 in the Residential Childcare sector. The key objectives of Skills Bootcamps in GM are to: - Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist/technical skills and improve business productivity. - Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract. - Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups facing disadvantage in the labour market and underrepresented in key sectors. 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/59fbbd64-7990-4e08-b975-b4b39868dcbc |
| 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 | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 20 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £999,940 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £999,940 |
| 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

- 13 Nov 2023 at 11:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59fbbd64-7990-4e08-b975-b4b39868dcbc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/59fbbd64-7990-4e08-b975-b4b39868dcbc
  13th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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