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title: "GMCA Devolved Adult Education Budget - Academic Year 23/24"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ef43"
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buyer: "GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2023-08-11"
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# GMCA Devolved Adult Education Budget - Academic Year 23/24

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ef43

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has completed the procurement process for the "GMCA Devolved Adult Education Budget - Academic Year 23/24" aimed at enhancing adult skills delivery under the devolved Adult Education Budget. This procurement falls under the Education and training services category and is part of services procurement. GMCA's goal is to support various priorities through this opportunity, including addressing inequalities, responding to the climate emergency, and fostering local and UK growth. The process involves two lots - one focusing on unemployed residents and the other on employed residents.

This tender by GMCA provides opportunities for businesses working in education and training services to engage with unemployed and employed residents in Greater Manchester to develop essential skills for career progression. Businesses with expertise in learning delivery, quality assurance, stakeholder management, and financial efficiency are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used is selective with a restricted procedure, ensuring a structured approach to supplier selection based on specific criteria laid out in the tender.

## Notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure adult skills delivery under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) for the academic year 2023/24 with the option to extend on a + 1 + 1 + 1 basis, subject to GMCA receiving continued funding. The intent of the GM devolved AEB provision is to support: The priorities of the Greater Manchester Strategy 2021 - 2031 good lives for all: Greater Manchester is a great place to grow up, get on and grow old; a great place to invest, do business, visit and study to become: A greener Greater Manchester: responding to the climate emergency A fairer Greater Manchester: addressing inequalities and improving wellbeing for all A more prosperous Greater Manchester: driving local and UK growth. Unemployed residents, including those furthest away from the labour market and residents who are economically inactive with the potential of re-entering the workplace, to develop the essential skills and occupational competences needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned with local employer needs. Employed residents, to improve their skills and be more productive, or retrain to find a better job supporting in-work progression for adults into higher level careers, adapting to changing employer needs. Occupational skills gaps to support our business needs, providing employers with a locally skilled workforce. This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Unemployed

This lot will be used to engage with unemployed residents, including those furthest away from the labour market and residents who are economically inactive wanting to re-enter the workplace, to develop the essential skills and occupational competencies needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned with local employer needs. This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

Lot 2 - Employed

This lot will be used to engaged employed residents to improve their skills and be more productive, or retrain to find a better job, and support in-work progression. 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 | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023633-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,417,770 |

## 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 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | ACORN TRAINING; BABINGTON GROUP; BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING; BRIGHT DIRECTION TRAINING; DMR TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY; GET SET ACADEMY; GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE; MANTRA LEARNING; REALISE LEARNING & EMPLOYMENT; ROCHDALE TRAINING; SEETEC BUSINESS COLLEGE; STANDGUIDE; THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS PEOPLE; THE GROWTH; TOTAL PEOPLE; WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2023 at 15:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023633-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:423970-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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