Official UK procurement notice
Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) & 2 (Advanced Manufacturing)
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025.
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.
For the purpose of this procurement exercise, activity is split into two separate lots:
Lot 1: Events & Security
Contract value: £500,000
Lot 2: Advanced Manufacturing
Contract value: £230,000
This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Events SecurityAwarded
In Lot 1, GMCA looked to procure a lead organisation partnering with employers to deliver Skills Bootcamps targeting specific skills gaps in the Events Security sector to residents aged 19+ in the region.
This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.
Lot #2Advanced ManufacturingAwarded
In Lot 2, GMCA looked to procure a lead organisation partnering with employers to deliver Skills Bootcamps targeting specific skills gaps in the Advanced Manufacturing sector to residents aged 19+ in the region.
This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Evidence of Need: 5%
- Programme, Content, Design & Delivery: 20%
- Employer Engagement: 20%
- Learner Engagement: 15%
- Track Record: 5%
- Quality & Performance Management: 5%
- Financial Value for Money: 10%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (8)
- Evidence of Need: 5%
- Programme, Content, Design & Delivery: 20%
- Employer Engagement: 20%
- Learner Engagement: 15%
- Track Record: 5%
- Quality & Performance Management: 5%
- Social Value: 20%
- Financial Value for Money: 10%
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2023, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2023, 14:12 GMT
- Authority reference
DN681563- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033468- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417ceFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Events Security1 award | |||
| New Generation Training and Consultancy LimitedSMEGreater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) | £992,788 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Advanced Manufacturing1 award | |||
| 3D 360 LimitedGreater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 2 (Advanced Manufacturing) | £460,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) · New Generation Training and Consultancy LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2023
- Value
- £992,788
- Status
- active
Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 2 (Advanced Manufacturing) · 3D 360 Limited
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2023
- Value
- £460,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Events Security | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Advanced Manufacturing | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- 3D 360 LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- NEW GENERATION TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.