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GMCA - Education, Work and Skills FPS

 

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

Education, Work and Skills Flexible Procurement System (FPS)

 

OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY

Funding of up to £1 billion (mainly AEB and ESF in the first instance) to support a Multi Supplier Flexible Procurement System which will contain external Suppliers capable of delivering a variety of education, work and skills provision including but not limited to:

  • Support and guidance into work for a variety of vulnerable, marginalised or underrepresented groups
  • Careers support for young people
  • Support, guidance and training for in work adults
  • Accredited training in a variety of professions up to level 6
  • Non-accredited skills training and continuous professional development
  • Working in partnership with industries and employers to design specific training provision to up skill those in employment and unemployed where there is an identified skills gap
  • Providing support and training to identified groups, Suppliers and individuals

 

About the Funding

10 year programme – up to £1 billion of funding

The approximate spend under this FPS is anticipated to be approximately £50m - £100m in the first 12 months of the contract. 

The value of the FPS over its lifetime is dependent on funding streams and use of the FPS by other Purchasing Body’s.  They estimate therefore that the value of the FPS over its lifetime will be between £0.5billion and £1billion 

The period of the FPS will be for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for further periods of 2 years to a maximum of 10 years from commencement.

The value of individual call off contracts has a minimum value of £50k and no maximum value.

The minimum annual turnover GMCA expects to see for this contract would not be less than 2 times the contract value for which they are applying on the FPS. For example if you are applying for contract with a value of £2m to £5m GMCA would expect you to have a minimum annual turnover of £4m to obtain a place on the FPS

 

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE

The use of this FPS is open to all 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities however applicants should note that although this FPS is open for all Purchasing Body’s below none of the Purchasing Body’s are obliged to use this FPS and all are permitted to occasionally use the FPS and / or make their own contracting arrangements outside of this FPS agreement.

The 10 Local Authorities of Greater Manchester are:

Bolton Council, Bury Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Council, Trafford Council and Wigan Council.


TIMETABLE

This timetable is indicative only. GMCA reserves the right to change it at its discretion.

 

Stage

Date / Time

Issue OJEU Notice

4th September 2020

Issue of  Invitation on Chest

4th September 2020

Suppliers’ Day

11th September at 12:00

Clarification Questions/ queries will be allowed up to one week before the submission of the SSQ Responses

25th September 2020

Submission of SSQ Responses

2nd October 2020

Evaluation of SSQ Responses Completed

23rd October 2020

Anticipated Award Date

11th November 2020

FPS Commencement

16th November 2020

 

If you would like our assistance to prepare an application to this programme please contact us at info@essassist.co.uk

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