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TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1

Manchester City Council

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
England
Delivery: England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£5,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
18 July 2025
Published
5 November 2025

Procurement

Contract period
5 September 2025 - 23 February 2029
3 years
Contract review date
1 September 2031
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services

What happened

Manchester City Council awarded this contract to Acorn Training | Ashorne Hill Management College | Boo Coaching and Consulting.com | CAPE Coaching & Development Ltd T/A CAPE People Development | diversiti UK | Fleximarble Investments Limited | Happy | Improv4Business | Intertrain Uk Ltd. | Orchard Consulting & Development Ltd | Peel Recruitment and Training Solutions | Quanta Training | Real World Group Ltd | Solution Talk | Stephen Cooley | THE OM GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED | Three Dimensional Training | Total Excellence Centre Ltd | Ultima Skills Training | Wren Learning Consultancy Ltd worth £5,000,000 on 5 Nov 2025. The contract runs until 23 Feb 2029.

Description

Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots:\r Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development\r Lot 2 - Elected Member Development\r Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmental\r Lot 4 - Working with Adults & Children\r Lot 5 - Technical & Working Safely with Machinery\r \r Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do not need to apply again unless you are applying for an additional Lot.

Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 14 July 2025.

Awarded suppliers (20)

Suppliers
  • Acorn Training
  • Ashorne Hill Management College
  • Boo Coaching and Consulting.com
  • CAPE Coaching & Development Ltd T/A CAPE People Development
  • diversiti UK
  • Fleximarble Investments Limited
  • Happy
  • Improv4Business
  • Intertrain Uk Ltd.
  • Orchard Consulting & Development Ltd
  • Peel Recruitment and Training Solutions
  • Quanta Training
  • Real World Group Ltd
  • Solution Talk
  • Stephen Cooley
  • THE OM GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED
  • Three Dimensional Training
  • Total Excellence Centre Ltd
  • Ultima Skills Training
  • Wren Learning Consultancy Ltd
Award value
£5,000,000
Award date
5 November 2025

Contact

Address
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA
Contact name
Damayanti Tailor

Identifiers

Buyer reference
MANC001-DN778138-59300428
Notice ID
56ec14be-e36f-4a7d-9bd0-c4f7818e35c3-870915
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-72e89499-5f49-4389-9951-9ef6cee8a23d

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