Published date: 5 November 2025

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


Closing: 18 July 2025, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£5,000,000

Procurement reference

MANC001-DN778138-59300428

Published date

5 November 2025

Closing date

18 July 2025

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

5 September 2025

Contract end date

23 February 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots:\r
Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development\r
Lot 2 - Elected Member Development\r
Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmental\r
Lot 4 - Working with Adults & Children\r
Lot 5 - Technical & Working Safely with Machinery\r
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Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do not need to apply again unless you are applying for an additional Lot.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 June 2025

Additional text

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 14 July 2025.

Award information

Awarded date

5 November 2025

Contract start date

10 November 2025

Contract end date

23 February 2029

Total value of contract

£5,000,000

This contract was awarded to 20 suppliers.

Acorn Training

Address

ST1 1DL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Ashorne Hill Management College

Address

CV33 9QW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Boo Coaching and Consulting.com

Address

BL1 2ER

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CAPE Coaching & Development Ltd T/A CAPE People Development

Address

SK7 2DH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

diversiti UK

Address

NN1 1RS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Fleximarble Investments Limited

Address

DE74 0AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Happy

Address

E1 8DE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Improv4Business

Address

WC2H 9JQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Intertrain Uk Ltd.

Address

DN4 8DE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Orchard Consulting & Development Ltd

Address

NE26 3PQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Peel Recruitment and Training Solutions

Address

WA1 2NN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Quanta Training

Address

WR1 3EE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Real World Group Ltd

Address

LS2 7JU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Solution Talk

Address

WA3 5RS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Stephen Cooley

Address

YO23 3PT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

THE OM GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED

Address

CV1 4TB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Three Dimensional Training

Address

CH41 1EL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Total Excellence Centre Ltd

Address

BL4 7NS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Ultima Skills Training

Address

WA10 6PE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Wren Learning Consultancy Ltd

Address

DN1 2DY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Damayanti Tailor

Address

Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation),
Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
England

Telephone

+44 1612344106

Email

damayanti.tailor@manchester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchester.gov.uk