Contract

GM Multiply Scheme - Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills Offer

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-008532

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b58e

Published 23 March 2023, 3:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

GMCA Offices, 1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

Contact

Ms Emily Taylor

Email

emily.taylor@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7398147974

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

GM Multiply Scheme - Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills Offer

Reference number

DN641931

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is looking to procure a lead organisation to deliver activities in relation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Multiply Scheme for Greater Manchester. GMCA Education, Skills and Work team have developed an investment plan for how the Multiply scheme will operate in Greater Manchester and benefit all eligible residents. This was approved by the GMCA and Department for Education and details a number of strands to ensure all residents can access numeracy support. You can find a link to the report here This commission will cover the following elements of the investment plan (full wider multiply activities are outlined in Annex 1): 1. Strand 2 - Pan-GM community focussed activity (Part A) 2. Strand 3 - Link to wider skills offer (parts of) This will be delivered as the Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills Offer.

This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,149,057.02

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is looking to procure a lead organisation to deliver activities in relation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Multiply Scheme for Greater Manchester. GMCA Education, Skills and Work team have developed an investment plan for how the Multiply scheme will operate in Greater Manchester and benefit all eligible residents. This was approved by the GMCA and Department for Education and details a number of strands to ensure all residents can access numeracy support. You can find a link to the report here This commission will cover the following elements of the investment plan (full wider multiply activities are outlined in Annex 1): 1. Strand 2 - Pan-GM community focussed activity (Part A) 2. Strand 3 - Link to wider skills offer (parts of) This will be delivered as the Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills Offer.

This opportunity was procured as a further competition through GMCA's Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 15

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 175-423970


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Growth Company

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,149,057.02


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

London

Country

United Kingdom