Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
Contact
Ms Bushra Dawood
Telephone
+44 1616084120
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Skills Bootcamps (Wave 3): Manufacturing
Reference number
DN622010
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.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-029391
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
V.2.4
Place of text to be modified
Value
Instead of
Text
A) Salford City College - Industrial textiles- contract value was £149,752 amended to £150,480 B) 3D 360 Ltd contract awarded £237,295 amended to £288,000 C) Rochdale Training awarded £110,183 amended to £110,000