Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
The tender notices in our corpus from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
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- 48Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Fri 16 Oct 2026, 17:28 BST.
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- 7 Feb 2025
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- Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking ServiceGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 7 Feb 2025The Greater Manchester Levy Matchmaking Service was launched in August 2018 to provide an online portal that facilitated the transfer of Apprenticeship Levy funds between large levy paying employers and non or smaller levy paying employers who had run out of funding as per national Apprenticeship Fu£35,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 1299 GM Multiply Scheme - Multiply Enhancement for Skills BootcampsGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 7 Feb 2025The GMCA sought to procure additional support to GM residents accessing a GMCA funded Skills Bootcamp intervention with funding from the GM Multiply Scheme. The procurement process for this contract was a restricted procedure under the Light Touch Regime, limited to providers who hold a current S£217,541Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 1312 Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) Evaluation PartnerGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 18 Dec 2024Due to the extension of the Working Well: Individual Placement Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme until September 2026, GMCA sought to procure additional services from the current evaluation partner to carry out additional evaluation activities, ensuring an end-to-end longitudinal evaluation£51,013Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Skills Bootcamps Wave 5 - Civil ServiceGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 16 Dec 2024The Greater Manchester Combined Authority sought to appoint a provider to deliver Skills Bootcamps in the GM area. The appointed provider (Unique and Special Projects Ltd) will deliver a Civil Service Skills Bootcamp, supporting GM residents into suitable job roles within the Civil Service departmen£300,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 1066 Functional Skills Training and Certification (Level 2 - Maths and English)Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 27 Nov 2024Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) sought to procure Functional Skills provision on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). GMCA is an Employer-Provider delivering the Level 3 Operational Firefighter Standard to its Apprentices. As part of this Standard, Apprentice£80,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 930 - Employer Engagement and Essential Work Skills for Employed GM Residents (Test and Learn)Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 29 Oct 2024GMCA sought to procure a Workforce Development package of support and access to Essential Skills for Work, that truly meets the needs of Employers and their Workforce and provides an opportunity to build upon previous workforce development activities and genuinely test how skills provision can be de£9,812,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 959 Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted OfferGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 23 Aug 2024Greater 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£4,800,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA 996 Multiply for OffendersGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 26 Jun 2024Multiply is the UKSPF funded Maths/Numeracy support for adults aged 19+. Multiply is a national programme commissioned and delivered locally to meet needs of GM's residents. GM submitted an investment plan to DfE to outline how GM will utilise the funding, and included a priority of supporting£286,496Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Mbacc 24/25 Co-Design Video and Event Facilitation Professional Consultancy ServicesGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 24 Jun 2024GMCA looked to procure a design support to help the Education, Work and Skills Directorate to design and communicate the proposed 'Year 1' of Mbacc by co-designing a visuals/video content to be shown during a high profile fast-turnaround event and support to plan, shape, and facilitate a c£90,860Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Skills Bootcamps Wave 5: Cross SectorGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 14 Jun 2024Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for June 2024 - End of March 2025. For the purpose of this procurement exercise, we looked to commission four projects with a maximum contract value of £375,000 each. The key objectives of skills bootcam£1,500,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Strategic software developer and infrastructure partner/s to support regional digital transformation in Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · Published 19 Apr 2024The GMCA is exploring opportunities to consolidate its existing software development and cloud infrastructure arrangements. The GMCA has a large number of different suppliers that provide software development and cloud infrastructure services. This includes both code/low-code software development a£1,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- GMCA788 - UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF): Sector Skills ProgrammeGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 1 Feb 2024Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure providers to deliver a programme of activity to provide upskilling and/or reskilling opportunities to employed individuals across GM, which respond directly to skills gaps highlighted by employers in some of our key sectors. Delivery on£3,399,987Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF): Progression Towards Inclusive EmploymentGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 29 Nov 2023The GMCA Education, Skills & Work (ESW) directorate looked to procure a lead provider to deliver a programme of activity which identifies, engages and supports economically inactive GM residents (aged 19 and over) who are furthest away from the labour market, with complex needs (including those£8,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 (Security & Events) & 2 (Advanced Manufacturing)Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 13 Nov 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025. The key objectives of Skills Bootcamps in GM are to: - Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring specialist/technical skills and impro£1,452,788Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Residential ChildcareGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 13 Nov 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure Skills Bootcamps delivery for October 2023 - End of March 2025 in the Residential Childcare sector. The key objectives of Skills Bootcamps in GM are to: - Address the needs of employers to fill skills shortage vacancies requiring s£999,940Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer (Additional)Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 28 Sep 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked 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 a 'single pot' approach for the remainder of the 2022/23 academic year through to the end£5,099,932Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Wave 4: Cross-SectorGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 5 Sep 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure skills bootcamps delivery for 2023/24 (funded via DfE's National Skills Fund) with the option to extend on a 1+1 basis subject to GMCA receiving continued funding. The key objectives of skills bootcamps in GM are to: 1. Address£5,523,638Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GMCA Devolved Adult Education Budget - Academic Year 23/24Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 23 Aug 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked to procure adult skills delivery under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) for the academic year 2023/24 with the option to extend on a + 1 + 1 + 1 basis, subject to GMCA receiving continued funding. The intent of the GM devolved AEB provi£21,417,776Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted OfferGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 9 Aug 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) looked 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 a 'single pot' approach for the remainder of the 2022/23 academic year through to the end£4,917,957Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Learning Management SystemGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 2 May 2023Cornerstone OnDemand Learning Management System Software licence, support and maintenance£219,100Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- GM Multiply Scheme - Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills OfferGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 23 Mar 2023Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is looking to procure a lead organisation to deliver activities in relation to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Multiply Scheme for Greater Manchester. GMCA Education, Skills and Work team have developed an investment plan for how the Multiply sch£3,149,057Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Littleborough Fire Station RefurbishmentGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 14 Mar 2023For the delivery of works for the extension and major refurbishment of the GMFRS Fire Station at Littleborough Contract Duration: 30 weeks plus Contract Rectification Period The Project is for extension and major refurbishment of the GMFRS Fire Station at Littleborough. Works to include Building£1,795,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- Warm Homes Qualitative Evaluation - Consultancy ServicesGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 7 Mar 2023Consultancy services to undertake a qualitative evaluation of the Greater Manchester Warm Homes Pilot The aims of the qualitative evaluation (the consultancy services being procured by this exercise) are: • To understand the different programmes across the five local authorities and the outcomes£36,865Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- ECO4 Flexible Eligibility Deliverer - Approved Installer ListGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 28 Feb 2023ECO4 installers to develop, deliver and manage a holistic ECO4 Flexible Eligibility service for households in GM that incorporates: - property identification, lead generation - householder engagement, referral work with GMCA's statement of intent as published online (1st November). -provide£700,000Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
- LAEP Strategic Outline Business Case Embedded Resource (Consultancy)Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · North West · Published 13 Feb 2023Restricted procedure for below threshold consultancy project 2 stages of potential consultancy services requried£164,200Estimated value stated in the noticeHistorical · Contract
What has this buyer published most recently?
This preview follows the current page’s record order. It is a sample, not a complete history or a forecast.
- 01
Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking Service
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 02
GMCA 1299 GM Multiply Scheme - Multiply Enhancement for Skills Bootcamps
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 03
GMCA 1312 Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) Evaluation Partner
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 04
Skills Bootcamps Wave 5 - Civil Service
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 05
GMCA 1066 Functional Skills Training and Certification (Level 2 - Maths and English)
Estimated value stated in the notice
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- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 17:28 BST
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