Published date: 26 May 2023

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Awarded contract (published 9 February 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary education services - 80100000

  • Special education services - 80340000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£35,640

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN672124-13436482

Published date

26 May 2023

Closing date

31 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The early years workforce is key to unlocking the potential of children and young people in GM. There have and continue to be significant challenges across the early years workforce in relation to integrated working, levels of competency, recruitment, and retention. Strengthening the EY workforce and addressing these challenges is an identified priority within the GM School Readiness programme to March 2025.
Over the last two years work has been underway to develop a GM Early Years Workforce Competency Framework which has required specialist expertise in early years practice and specialist knowledge of the early years system. Although development work for this has now been completed, workforce development still remains a key priority within the school readiness programme with an ongoing programme of activity agreed to address some of the key challenges outlined above.
The role will support with a number of key activities relating to workforce development outlined below, providing specialist expertise to support the GM programme of work.

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£35,640

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Jan Robinson Early Years Limited's

Address

WN6 0WH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sara Hughes

Address

GMCA Offices
1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7598551693

Email

sara.hughes@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/