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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

GMCA 959 Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£4.8m
Deadline21 Jun 2024
Published23 Aug 2024
RegionNorth West
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£4.8mtotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£5.2m

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The brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is looking to procure adult skills Level 3 activity under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the national Free Courses for Jobs Level 3 offer, using its 'single pot' approach for the 2024/25 academic year with the option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to GMCA receiving and approving continued funding as it transitions to a Single Settlement for adult skills.

The intent of the GM's Adult Skills Level 3 targeted offer is: • To support the priorities of the Greater Manchester Strategy 2021 - 2031 good lives for all: Greater Manchester is a great place to grow up, get on and grow old; a great place to invest, do business, visit and study to become: • A greener Greater Manchester: responding to the climate emergency. • A fairer Greater Manchester: addressing inequalities and improving wellbeing f…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

To support the priorities of the Greater

To support the priorities of the Greater Manchester Strategy 2021.

02

To develop the occupational competences needed

To develop the occupational competences needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned to Greater Manchester's key growth and foundational occupational areas and the sector skills shortages highlighted in the GM Local Skills Improvement Plan.

03

Target occupational skills gaps to support our

Target occupational skills gaps to support our business needs, providing employers with a locally skilled workforce.

04

O It should be noted that this

o It should be noted that this Single Pot Level 3 mini competition does not include funding for Legal Entitlements for 19- to 23-year-olds.

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