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Skills Bootcamps Wave 5: Cross Sector

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

Awarded
services
SME-friendly
VCSE-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
North West
Delivery: North West, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1,500,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
2 April 2024
Published
14 June 2024

Procurement

Contract period
28 May 2024 - 30 September 2025
1 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services

What happened

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) awarded this contract to Bright Direction Training Limited | Realise Learning and Employment Limited | Woodspeen Training Limited | Reform Radio CIC worth £375,000 on 10 May 2024. The contract runs until 30 Sept 2025.

Description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for June 2024 - End of March 2025. For the purpose of this procurement exercise, we looked to commission four projects with a maximum contract value of £375,000 each.

The key objectives of skills bootcamps in GM are to:

  • Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist/technical skills and improve business productivity.
  • Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract.
  • Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups facing disadvantage in the labour market and underrepresented in key sectors.

This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

Awarded suppliers (4)

Suppliers
  • Bright Direction Training Limited
  • Realise Learning and Employment Limited
  • Woodspeen Training Limited
  • Reform Radio CIC
Companies House: 07476725
Award value
£375,000
Award date
10 May 2024

Contact

Address
Churchgate House, 56 Oxford street, Manchester, M16EU
Contact name
Eleanor Walsh

Identifiers

Buyer reference
DN710080
Notice ID
7dc0ba91-ad15-4280-a31d-8eeef193608a-759532
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-d1715d33-db1c-4777-9047-6bc755a42f85

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