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title: "GM School Readiness Programme"
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# GM School Readiness Programme

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e434422a-0476-430c-b8ba-aee8423bcdba

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is conducting a procurement process for the GM School Readiness Programme in the services category of primary education and pre-school education services. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase, with a contract value of 234,860 GBP. The tender period ended on 25th September 2022, and the contract period spans from 30th September 2022 to 29th September 2023.

The GM School Readiness Programme tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the education sector, particularly those focusing on early years social and emotional development. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method involves limited competition, with the contract awarded to Think Equal without prior publication of a contract notice.

## Notice

The GM School Readiness programme includes a priority focus on developing a GM pathway to support early years social, emotional development wellbeing. A pathway maturity audit across localities in 2020, identified a common gap in evidenced based programmes delivered in EY settings and schools that support social emotional learning. \r \r Poor social and emotional capabilities increase the likelihood of antisocial behaviour and mental health problems, substance misuse, teenage pregnancy, poor educational attainment and involvement in criminal activity. Children living in areas of social disadvantage - including many parts of Greater Manchester - are at much higher risk, with the poorest 20% of children more likely to display conduct problems at age 5, compared to children from more affluent backgrounds. There are less opportunities after the preschool period to close the gap in personal, social and educational outcomes\r \r We know that the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted on the social, emotional development and wellbeing of young children. Disruption to early education, restricted social interactions and additional parental and family stress has disrupted early childhood development and early years settings and schools are reporting that children continue to be behind expected milestones due to the learning loss experienced in 2020/21. Research by the Sutton Trust found that 45% of parents of very young children reported a negative impact on their child's social and emotional development, particularly those who were unable to attend their childcare provider during lockdown and will now be entering primary school. \r

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f583c67d-6160-4fd0-a29c-d49d83a3f418 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £234,860 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £509,720 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| 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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THINK EQUAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 80110000 - Pre-school education services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2023 at 15:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f583c67d-6160-4fd0-a29c-d49d83a3f418
- 20 Mar 2023 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24b8a270-806d-409e-b9dc-d2f0bcc5e465
- 14 Oct 2022 at 09:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66649ca6-ceb6-4858-84bb-f9387a52985e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f583c67d-6160-4fd0-a29c-d49d83a3f418
  22nd March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24b8a270-806d-409e-b9dc-d2f0bcc5e465
  20th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66649ca6-ceb6-4858-84bb-f9387a52985e
  14th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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