Published date: 18 October 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Adult and other education services - 80400000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£1,000,000
Procurement reference
GMCA001-DN622010-78398554
Published date
18 October 2022
Closing date
11 August 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
21 September 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Contract type
Works
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
As part of the "Plan for Jobs" the Department for Education (DfE) are providing £2.5bn for the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future; complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer.
The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to:
• Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist 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 underrepresented in key sectors.
Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed, unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups.
For more information please visit The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3): Manufacturing
- Opportunity
- Published 12 July 2022, last edited 12 July 2022
Award information
Awarded date
18 October 2022
Contract start date
25 October 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Total value of contract
£497,230
This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.
3D 360 Limited
Address
WN7 4NP
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Rochdale Training
Address
OL16 5NA
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Salford City College
Address
M50 3sr
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
England
Telephone
+44 7598551693
sara.hughes@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
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Closing: 11 August 2022, 12pm