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
Miss Sara Hughes
sara.hughes@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7598551693
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
GMCA 716 - Community Grants
Reference number
DN673535
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The GMCA Education, Skills & Work (ESW) directorate are seeking to procure a Managing Agent (MA) to deliver a long-term Community Grants programme (later referred to as ‘the Vehicle’). Community based projects will be funded via Community Grants (up to the value of £100k per grant) and delivered by VCSE sector organisations and housing providers working with disadvantaged and/or excluded unemployed and inactive residents (aged 16 and over) for the purpose of enabling their progress towards and skills employment across Greater Manchester.
The Managing Agent will be responsible for all aspects of the grant administering process and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes set out in this specification.
For more information on this procurement please visit The Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The GMCA Education, Skills & Work (ESW) directorate are seeking to procure a Managing Agent (MA) to deliver a long-term Community Grants programme (later referred to as ‘the Vehicle’). Community based projects will be funded via Community Grants (up to the value of £100k per grant) and delivered by VCSE sector organisations and housing providers working with disadvantaged and/or excluded unemployed and inactive residents (aged 16 and over) for the purpose of enabling their progress towards and skills employment across Greater Manchester.
The Managing Agent will be responsible for all aspects of the grant administering process and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes set out in this specification.
For more information on this procurement please visit The Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Capacity / Weighting: 90
Cost criterion - Name: Financial Value for Money / Weighting: 10
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The contract has provision to extend for a further 1+1+1
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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
Open 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 July 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
London
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom