Contract

Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3) Construction and Green Skills

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-026667

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0349fa

Published 23 September 2022, 11:20am

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

Email

sara.hughes@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7598551693

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

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

Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3) Construction and Green Skills

Reference number

DN618693

two.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

As part of the “Plan for Jobs” the Department for Education (DfE) are providing £2.5bn for

the National Skills Fund (NSF) to help adults build skills for the economy of the future;

complementing provision available through Adult Education Budget (AEB). NSF comprises

of Skills Bootcamps and the Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs Offer. Skills Bootcamps offer free

flexible courses of up to 16 weeks giving people the opportunity to build up sector specific

skills and fast track to an interview with a local employer.

The key objectives of skills bootcamps are to:

• Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist skills

and improve business productivity.

• Address the needs of adults to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point. Providing

clear line of sight to a new role / opportunity / contract.

• Diversifying the talent pipeline by targeting groups underrepresented in key sectors.

Skills Bootcamps are targeted at all adults aged 19+ who are in-work, self-employed,

unemployed, returning to work after a career break and prisoners on temporary release or

due to be released within six months. With a focus on specific priority groups.

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This funding round will open on Thursday 23rd June and close on Monday 25th July at 12

noon. Late applications will not be accepted. Consortia can bid for a minimum of £100,000

and a maximum of £500,000. There is £1.5m of funding available in total. (Funding Period is

until 31st March 2023 with the potential to extend until 31st March 2025).

This opportunity is specifically targeted at consortia of employers and providers with

innovative ideas for construction and green skills training that could open up opportunities

for people to enter and/or progress within the industry.

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: £1,349,877

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement