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Published 13 Nov 2023, 11:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Residential Childcare

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£999,940published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Oct 2023
Awarded to ACORN TRAINING LTD
Contract term 20 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2025Contracts Finder. This notice did not publish these dates.
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025 in the Residential Childcare sector. This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025 in the Residential Childcare sector.

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.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 10%Social value: 20%
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%
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £999,9401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ACORN TRAINING LTDSME20 Nov 2023 – 31 Mar 2025£999,940 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 033425-2023-1 · ACORN TRAINING LTDSME

    Signed
    30 Oct 2023
    Value
    £999,940
    Period
    20 Nov 2023 – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

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, 11:57 GMT
Last source update
13 Nov 2023, 11:57 GMT
Authority reference
DN681583
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033425
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417b1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Nov 2023 → 31 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Nov 2023, 11:57 GMT
  2. Contract startsContracts Finder. This notice did not publish a start date.
    20 Nov 2023
  3. Contract endsContracts Finder. This notice did not publish an end date.
    31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACORN TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier 8 Piccadilly Arcade, Stoke-On-Trent, West Midlands, ST1 1DL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.