Published date: 19 April 2024

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


Closing: 31 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£233,047

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN719986-84341788

Published date

19 April 2024

Closing date

31 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Since 2019, GMACS (the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship and Careers Service) has been helping young people in Greater Manchester access information about their future careers, skills and work. As a key Mayoral manifesto commitment, GMCA is now looking to safeguard the future of GMACS by re-procuring the Careers Platform.

GMACS comprises both a front-end website, accessible to all for free, and a careers platform back end, which is available to schools at no cost but requires students have a login. This procurement exercise is for the careers platform back end, currently provided by CASCAID (Xello). This service is currently in use by around 120 schools across GM, and therefore GMCA is looking to provide continuation of that service as well as providing contractual security to continue expanding the service to as many young people in GM as possible.

The GMACS Careers Platform is an important part of the Mayor and GMCA's digital offer to young people. This includes Curriculum For Life, Our Pass, and the Mayor's ambition around a Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) and a technical education city region. The expectation of the proposal submitted would need to be aware of, and responsive to, GMCA's ongoing needs in this area, as well as the wider context in which GMCA are continuing to develop services for residents, as set out in the Greater Manchester Strategy.

Award information

Awarded date

31 August 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Total value of contract

£233,047

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Constellia Public Ltd

Address

43 Berkeley Square,
London,
England,
W1J 5FJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Nathalie Sebashongero

Address

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

Telephone

+44 1234

Email

Nathalie.Sebashongero@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

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