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Published 5 Sept 2023, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Wave 4: Cross-Sector

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

4 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£5,523,63813 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 May 2023
Awarded to The Growth Company Limited +8 more10 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure skills bootcamps delivery for 2023/24 (funded via DfE's National Skills Fund) with the option to extend on a 1+1 basis subject to GMCA receiving continued funding.

The key objectives of skills bootcamps in GM are to:

  1. Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist/technical skills and improve business productivity.
  2. Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract.
  3. 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 four separate lots:

Lot 1: Skills Bootcamps: Digital, Technology, & Creative Sectors

  • Overall value: £2,000,000
  • (Minimum contract value of £250,000 to a maximum value of £1,000,000)

Lot 2: Skills Bootcamps: Construction Sector & Economy

  • Overall value: £1,500,000
  • (Minimum contract value of £250,000 to a maximum value of £500,000)

Lot 3: Skills Bootcamps - Manufacturing & Engineering Sectors

  • Overall value: £500,000
  • (Minimum contract value of £250,000 to a maximum value of £500,000)

Lot 4: Skills Bootcamps - Other Sectors including; Logistics, Education, Health, & Social Care, Hospitality, Leisure, & Tourism

  • Overall value: £1,000,000
  • (Minimum value of £250,000 to a maximum value of £500,000)

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 (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Skills Bootcamps: Digital, Technology, & Creative SectorsAwarded

This lot was used for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the Digital, Technology, & Creative sectors.

This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #2Construction & Green SkillsAwarded

This lot was used for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the Construction and Green Skills sectors.

This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #3Manufacturing & EngineeringCancelled

This lot was used for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors.

This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system.

Delivery: North West
80000000 Education and training services
Lot #4Wider SectorsAwarded

This lot was used for the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in the following sectors:

  • Logistics
  • Education, Health, & Social Care
  • Hospitality, Leisure, & Tourism

This opportunity was commissioned as a further competition/call off from the education, work and skills flexible procurement system

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Skills Bootcamps: Digital, Technology, & Creative Sectors701020
2 · Construction & Green Skills7010—
3 · Manufacturing & Engineering7010—
4 · Wider Sectors7010—
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 1 point.

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
5 Sept 2023, 16:32 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2023, 16:32 BST
Authority reference
DN657555
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026246
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa37 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 13
Awarded value £5,523,63813 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 36
Contracts signed 13latest 5 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Skills Bootcamps: Digital, Technology, & Creative Sectors3 awards
The Growth Company Limited£660,000 †—Awarded
WE ARE DIGITAL TRAINING LTDSME£500,000 †—Awarded
IN4.0 GROUP LIMITEDSME£840,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Construction & Green Skills3 awards
The Growth Company Limited£287,720 †—Awarded
MANTRA LEARNING LIMITEDSME£535,584 †—Awarded
SB Skills Solutions Ltd£499,770 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Wider Sectors4 awards
Realise Learning and Employment Limited£499,520 †—Awarded
ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDSME£250,000 †—Awarded
Think Employment LtdSME£361,440 †—Awarded
BARFECTION LIMITEDSME£250,000 †—Awarded

3 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Skills Bootcamps: Digital, Technology, & Creative Sectors12bids———
2 · Construction & Green Skills7bids———
3 · Manufacturing & Engineering2bids———
4 · Wider Sectors15bids———

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.