Decision details

GMCA have run a competitive process and the five bidders listed above were the highest scoring bidders within the 1.5 million budget. Of the bids that were received and not funded there were significant reservations on one or more key elements of their proposals.

10 submissions were received and sent to a full evaluation panel. The evaluation comprised of 3 parts, covering (80%) Quality, (10%) 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.

Following a competitive procurement process using GMCA’s Open Procurement Procedures, via The Chest, GMCA wishes to award five contracts as part of the Skills Bootcamps programme to support 459 learners to train into construction/green roles during 2022/23.
Contracts will be awarded to the following suppliers:
• Salford City College: Low Carbon Heating Technician.
• The Growth Company: Green Technology Installation and Emerging Skills in EV Repair, Battery Assembly and Electrical Engineering.
• One Manchester: Construction Multi-Skills for Retrofit, Prison Based Green Construction Skills, Rail Engineering.
• Innovative Alliance Limited: Solar Construction.
• Northwest Skills Academy: Retrofit (with different pathways for unemployed, employed, and self-employed).
Delivery is expected to start no later than end of September 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.

N/A – not awarding these contracts would mean valuable funds and opportunities for residents to retrain/upskills would be lost to Greater Manchester.