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The Growth Company

The Growth Company Essential Work Skills

EducationCPV 80420000 80521000 80533100 80570000 80580000 80590000
ValueValue not published
Deadline13 Dec 2024
Published15 Nov 2024
RegionNorth West
Timeline
Published 15 Nov 2024ClosedCloses 13 Dec 2024
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The brief

Greater Manchester's goal is to deliver ambitious improvements in skills and employment for the 2.8 million people and over 100,000 employers in the wider city-region.

Central to this is developing a responsive, integrated labour market system that enables all people to achieve their full potential, and which provides the talent that Greater Manchester's businesses need for the future.

In support of our Essential Work Skills Contract with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), The Growth Company (GC) is seeking to identify delivery partners with the capability and capacity to deliver a high-quality service offer to enable GC to rapidly respond to Greater Manchester's Organisations and Individuals Essential Work Skills needs.

The Essential Work Skills service is additional funding provided by GMCA to GC to enhance the Workforce Development Support available to GM Businesses and residents.

More information on Workforce Development can be found at: People Development | The Growth Company There are 4 stages as part of the GMCA Essential Work Skills Contract.

Stage 1-3 will be delivered directly by GM Business Growth Hub to employers and GM residents.

Stage 4 will be delivered via this framework of procured Skills Providers.

To apply for this tender opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents.

Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

Please ensure ALL the relevant tender documents are included within the 'Response' section of the Questionnaire.

You can add these individually or utilise a Zip folder to submit your response.

Once uploaded, this will allow you to 'Submit' your bid.

The documents contain instructions and information for your tender, including specification of requirements, and the key assessment and evaluation criteria that will be used to assess offers.

The deadline for submission of the required documents is at 13:00 13th December 2024.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Greater Manchester's goal is to deliver ambitious

Greater Manchester's goal is to deliver ambitious improvements in skills and employment for the 2.8 million people and over 100,000 employers in the wider city-region.

02

Central to this is developing a responsive

Central to this is developing a responsive, integrated labour market system that enables all people to achieve their full potential, and which provides the talent that Greater Manchester's businesses need for the future.

03

The Essential Work Skills service is additional

The Essential Work Skills service is additional funding provided by GMCA to GC to enhance the Workforce Development Support available to GM Businesses and residents.

04

Once you have accessed the site,

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the documents.

05

Your tender submission must be made on

Your tender submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

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