---
title: "Invitation to Tender Greater Manchester Combined Authority GMCA AEB 2024 to 25"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0482f6"
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# Invitation to Tender Greater Manchester Combined Authority GMCA AEB 2024 to 25

Buyer: WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0482f6

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## Summary

The Workers Educational Association (WEA) has issued an Invitation to Tender for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Adult Education Budget (AEB) for 2024 to 2025. The procurement involves securing providers to deliver Adult Skills funded courses for unemployed learners in the Greater Manchester area. The total contract value is £623,646 GBP and the contract period is 630 days. The submission deadline is on 9th August 2024 at 17:00 GMT, using a written submission method.

This tender by WEA presents an opportunity for providers in the education services sector to engage in delivering adult education programmes for unemployed individuals in Greater Manchester. Businesses with a strong local footprint in Greater Manchester and relevant accreditations for cyber security and information management are well-suited to compete. The procurement process is in the open stage, providing fair access to interested suppliers based on specified suitability criteria detailed in the procurement documents.

## Notice

The WEA is seeking to secure a supply chain of providers to support delivery of AEB funded activity in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority area, specifically delivering Adult Skills funded courses for Unemployed learners.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The WEA is seeking to secure a supply chain of providers to support delivery of AEB funded activity in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority area, specifically delivering Adult Skills funded courses for Unemployed learners.This programme will focus on engaging and supporting unemployed GM residents to progress towards and into work. We want to encourage organisations with a local footprint, based in Greater Manchester with strong connections and a track record of delivery within any or all of the 10 boroughs, and we are particularly keen to hear from VCSE and other organisations based in the GM area, who can answer yes to the key gateway questions below:Gateway Questions:If the response to any of the following statements is no then your organisation is ineligible, so please do NOT submit a tender:1. You have a UK Provider Reference Number (see UK Register of Learning Providers - ukrlp.co.uk2. You have Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials plus or ISO accreditation for Information Security, or will obtain this by 31.08.20243. All tutors for this contract are directly employed by your organisation4. You have Matrix accreditation, or are working towards this, and will meet the standards by 31.07.2025

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022535-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £623,646 |
| Lots value | £623,646 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2A 4XW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Hackney |
| Electoral ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
| Westminster constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 19 Jul 2024 at 14:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022535-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educational/aspex/Home
- https://www.wea.org,uk

## Provenance

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