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# Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) & 2 (Advanced Manufacturing)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/greater-manchester-skills-bootcamps-specification-w4-lot-1-security-events-2-advanced-manu-ocds-h6vhtk-0417ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Greater Manchester Combined Authority: "Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) & 2 (Advanced Manufacturing)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,452,788 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0417ce`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/greater-manchester-skills-bootcamps-specification-w4-lot-1-security-events-2-advanced-manu-ocds-h6vhtk-0417ce#tl-md)

## Description
Greater 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1: Events Security
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** 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 furthe...

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Advanced Manufacturing
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** 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...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) (active)
  - Award id: `033468-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **NEW GENERATION TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174305`
  - Value: £992,788 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 2 (Advanced Manufacturing) (active)
  - Award id: `033468-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **3D 360 LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144761`
  - Value: £460,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) (active)
  - Signed Value: £992,788
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

- **Contract:** Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 2 (Advanced Manufacturing) (active)
  - Signed Value: £460,000
  - Signed Date: 30/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033468-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-13T14:12:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:44:13.589Z
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