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Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer

Education and training services
North West (UKD3)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Greater Manchester Combined Authority: "Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityGreater Manchester Combined AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Greater Manchester Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
13.2Bids / Report
14.2% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 151 active published awards; 148 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityGreater Manchester Combined Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
Last source update10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducation and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03eea5
What is being bought
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure adult skills Level 3 activity under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the national Free Courses for Jobs Level 3 offer, using a ‘single pot’ approach for the remainder of the 2022/23 academic year through to the end of the 2023/24 academic year. The intent of the GM’s Adult Skills Level 3 targeted offer 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. To develop the occupational competences needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned to Greater Manchester’s key growth and foundational occupational areas. To improve the skills of residents 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure adult skills Level 3 activity under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the national Free Courses for Jobs Level 3 offer, using a ‘single pot’ approach for the remainder of the 2022/23 academic year through to the end of the 2023/24 academic year. The intent of the GM’s Adult Skills Level 3 targeted offer 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. To develop the occupational competences needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned to Greater Manchester’s key growth and foundational occupational areas. To improve the skills of residents 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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Aug 2023, 13:04 BST
  2. Award active
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  12. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £710,692
  13. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £330,119
  14. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £724,257
  15. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £185,640
  16. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £979,939
  17. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £772,540
  18. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £325,134
  19. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £286,881
  20. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £351,814
  21. Contract active
    Signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £250,941
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
The Growth Company Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Workers' Educational Association
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Standguide Limited
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Bright Direction Training Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Plato Training UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Realise Learning and Employment Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Gloucestershire College
Not published · Not published · active
Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Total People Limited
Not published · Not published · active
DMR Training & Consultancy Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer
£710,692 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£330,119 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£724,257 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£185,640 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£979,939 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£772,540 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£325,134 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£286,881 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£351,814 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Contract
£250,941 · signed 2 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 17 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-14844
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  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority
    buyer

    GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, UKD3, M1 6EU
    ewsframework@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

  • Back 2 Work Complete Training Limited
    supplier

    Universal Square, Manchester, UKD3, M12 6JH

  • Bright Direction Training Limited
    supplier

    Regency House, 45-51 Chorley New Road, Bolton, UKD3, BL1 4QR

  • DMR Training & Consultancy Ltd
    supplier

    87-89 Church Street, Leigh, UKD3, WN7 1AZ

  • Gloucestershire College
    supplier

    Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way, Gloucestershire, UKK, GL51 7SJ

  • Plato Training UK Ltd
    supplier

    Unit 3 Wilkinson Court, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, UKL2, LL13 9AE

  • Realise Learning and Employment Limited
    supplier

    First Floor, Cygnet House, 1 Jenkin Road, Sheffield, UKE, S9 1AT

  • Standguide Limited
    supplier

    Unit G, Street Central, 1 Clarence Arcade Stamford Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UKD3, OL6 7PT

  • The Growth Company Limited
    supplier

    Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, UKD3, M1 5JW

  • The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
    reviewBody

    London

  • Total People Limited
    supplier

    Group House, King Street, Cheshire, UKD3, CW10 9LZ

  • Workers' Educational Association
    supplier

    4 Luke Street, London, UKI, EC2A 4XW
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