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Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship

  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012383

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fba6 (view related notices)

Published 1 April 2025, 5:54pm



Scope

Reference

A1016

Description

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is intending to tender a contract for the delivery of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) programme. The programme will be a joint delivery between GMP and Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) with Degree Awarding powers.

The contract will seek engagement from providers willing to integrate into our existing student officer training team, based on our GMP training estate.

The expectation would be that GMP will lead all operational learning and assessments in Years 1 & 2 and the successful provider deliver the academic learning and assessments of Years 2 and 3 of the PCDA.

The tender will seek engagement from HEI providers who would consider committing to support and develop our training estate and infrastructure and, who have a proven track record for delivering high quality teaching and learning to student Police officers.

Whilst the contracting Authority is the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this contract will be tendered and managed by the Greater Manchester Police.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • 5 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80300000 - Higher education services
  • 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

Contract locations

  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Contracting authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBN-3793-LCTQ

56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M1 6EU

United Kingdom

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government