Published date: 16 December 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

GMCA1208

Published date

16 December 2024

Closing date

10 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Exemption

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority sought to appoint a provider to deliver Skills Bootcamps in the GM area. The appointed provider (Unique and Special Projects Ltd) will deliver a Civil Service Skills Bootcamp, supporting GM residents into suitable job roles within the Civil Service departments based in GM.

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.

The contract period will be from 2nd January 2025 to 31st March 2025, with an additional 6 months of reporting until 30th September 2025.

The delivery involved within this exemption falls under the light touch regulations.

Due to funding for Skills Bootcamps Wave 5 ending in March 2025, and after consultation with the Cabinet Office, GMCA decided that the best route to market was to award via an exemption.

Award information

Awarded date

26 November 2024

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£300,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Unique & Special Projects Ltd

Address

Percy Westhead & Company Hanover House, 30-32 Charlotte Street, Manchester, England, M1 4FD

Reference

Companies House number: 12465360

Value of contract

£300,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Eleanor Walsh

Address

Churchgate House, 56 Oxford street
Manchester
M16EU
England

Email

ewsframework@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk