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.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 Management Agent
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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
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
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Capacity / Weighting: 90
Cost criterion - Name: Financial Value for Money / Weighting: 10
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-016196
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
GMCA 716
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Worker Educational Association
4 Luke Street,
London, Greater London
EC2A 4XW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
London
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom