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title: "GMCA 716 - Community Grants Management Agent"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d47f"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-11-06"
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# GMCA 716 - Community Grants Management Agent

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d47f

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has concluded the procurement process for the "GMCA 716 - Community Grants Management Agent" tender. This service procurement falls under the 'Education and training services' category. The GMCA sought a Managing Agent to oversee a long-term Community Grants programme in Greater Manchester. The tender has been awarded to the Worker Educational Association. The contract, worth £500,000GBP, was signed on September 22, 2023.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for organisations experienced in community engagement, education, and grant administration services. Companies with a track record in supporting disadvantaged populations towards skills employment would be well-suited to compete. The GMCA's procurement process has moved from the active tender stage to the award stage, with the contract now being active. For further details, interested businesses can visit The Chest at the provided URL.

## Notice

The GMCA Education, Skills & Work (ESW) directorate are seeking to procure a Managing Agent (MA) to deliver a long-term Community Grants programme (later referred to as 'the Vehicle'). Community based projects will be funded via Community Grants (up to the value of PS100k per grant) and delivered by VCSE sector organisations and housing providers working with disadvantaged and/or excluded unemployed and inactive residents (aged 16 and over) for the purpose of enabling their progress towards and skills employment across Greater Manchester. The Managing Agent will be responsible for all aspects of the grant administering process and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes set out in this specification. For more information on this procurement please visit The Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The GMCA Education, Skills & Work (ESW) directorate are seeking to procure a Managing Agent (MA) to deliver a long-term Community Grants programme (later referred to as 'the Vehicle'). Community based projects will be funded via Community Grants (up to the value of PS100k per grant) and delivered by VCSE sector organisations and housing providers working with disadvantaged and/or excluded unemployed and inactive residents (aged 16 and over) for the purpose of enabling their progress towards and skills employment across Greater Manchester. The Managing Agent will be responsible for all aspects of the grant administering process and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes set out in this specification

Renewal: The contract has provision to extend for a further 1+1+1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032816-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WORKER EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2023 at 15:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032816-2023
- 7 Jun 2023 at 15:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016196-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
- http://www.theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
- https://www.wea.org.uk/

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