Published date: 26 October 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • General management consultancy services - 79411000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN696678-43327751

Published date

26 October 2023

Closing date

17 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

Full details on how to respond to this opportunity can be found at https://www.the-chest.org.uk

GMCA are seeking an evaluator to assess the training and skills element of the Good Landlord Scheme, to understand whether the approach taken successfully tackles the skills shortage. The evaluation should look at the process of the set up and delivery of the training programme and the impact of it.


The Greater Manchester Good Landlord Scheme is a £1.5million investment over 3 years. The aim of the scheme is to:

• Work to make sure that tenants and landlords have access to up-to-date information and advice
• Strengthen and focus enforcement capacity to help redress enforcement resource constraints
• Target capacity building for landlords and agents

• Of the £1.5million investment in the Good Landlord Scheme, £575,000 will be invested in training and skills.

• £400k - for new Regulatory Compliance Officers apprentices across GM, with additional training to bring them up to a CIEH recognised standard

• £75k - to deliver on the job training to bring existing council staff up to CIEH recognised standard.

• Feedback from enforcement teams across GM suggests that a skills shortage is one of the main issues affecting them at present. Some teams have struggled to recruit, while others are worried about an aging workforce and how their team will cope in the future. The skills shortage was identified as a key priority of the scheme early in the development process and it was agreed to accelerate proposals where possible.

About the buyer

Contact name

Phil Lloyd

Address

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
England

Telephone

+44 7715489282

Email

philip.lloyd@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

https://www.the-chest.org.uk/