Decision details
Skills Bootcamps Wave 3: Digital Skills Contract Award
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
GMCA have run a competitive process and IN4.0
Group, Back 2 Work Complete Training, Generation and Netcom
Training Ltd submissions were the highest scoring bidders within
the £3,000,000 budget.
8 submissions were received and were sent to a full evaluation
panel. The evaluation comprised of 3 parts, covering (75%) Quality,
(15%) Social Value and (10%) Value for Money.
The Successful provider’s scores were deemed acceptable and
comprehensive throughout their submission and offered the most
economically advantageous tenders.
Decision:
Following a competitive procurement process
using GMCA’s Education Work and Skills Flexible Procurement
System, GMCA wishes to award a £450,000 contract to IN4.0
Group, a £913,710 contract to Back 2 Work Complete Training,
a £405,760 contract to Generation and a £475,500
contract to Netcom Training Ltd. This is part of the Skills
Bootcamps programme and will support over 700 learners to train
into digital/tech roles during 2022/23.
Delivery is expected to start no later than end of June 2022,
bootcamps must be no longer than 16 weeks and all delivery must
have concluded by the end of March 2023 (with the potential for an
extension dependent on good performance), and all contract activity
and support must conclude no longer than 6 months after the
conclusion of delivery.
GMCA’s specification as attached as a background
document.
Publication date: 16/06/2022
Date of decision: 10/06/2022