Decisions

To facilitate the process to procure a development partner the Joint Venture will need to appoint consultants for expert advice in undertaking the process in a legally compliant way. To date Savills have been appointed to facilitate the procurement process, whilst Shoosmiths have been appointed to provide external legal advice on the process. Both consultants have been appointed using a procurement complaint process. Funds will be utilised in the future to support the procurement process further and to finance planning approval. The regeneration of the GMP site will act as a catalyst for further redevelopment in the Civic Quarter of Trafford.

Before a private sector development partner is appointed the GMCA along with Trafford Council will need to finance legal, marketing and procurement costs. The estimated fee’s will be approximately £642,500. It was agreed at the Great Manchester Combined Authority meeting on the 26th November 2021 that these funds will be underwritten by police and crime reserves

1. the transfer of the GMP Chester Road Site to the Joint Venture Company be approved.
2. the Joint Venture between the GMCA, Trafford Council and a Developer Partner, on terms to be agreed, be approved.
3. the £642,500 of funding needed to appoint a development partner and obtain detailed planning consent for the scheme be approved.
4. pursuant to The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions To The Mayor) Order 2017 authority be delegated in the following instances:

i) to the Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM and GMCA Treasurer to commence the procurement process and appoint a development partner.
ii) ii) to the Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM and GMCA Treasurer to agree appropriate legal agreements with Trafford Council.
iii) iii) to the GMCA Treasurer acting in conjunction with the GMCA Monitoring Officer to prepare and effect the necessary legal agreements.

The Business Case outlines that the current domino-based systems (4 in total) not only need to be decommissioned for several technical architectural reasons, but they have also not been ‘fit for purpose’ for a number of years.

The implementation of a new “single” case management system will provide an all-in-one solution that has built in asset and quality management, enhanced user operability, provides better investigative opportunities to forensic teams and front line officers. Additional benefits include enhanced features and services, improved data and performance management, compliance with forensic ISO accreditation requirements and supporting other legal requirements. It is scalable to meet future evolution in services, customizable to meet technical procedure changes and is compliant with all IS technical design principles going forward.

The solution proposed is called ‘Nimbus’ by Black Rainbow, which is an off-the-shelf product that has been designed to be highly configurable and flexible to the needs of the individual law enforcement agencies. Black Rainbow matched 91% of GMP’s Business requirements. The remaining GMP requirements can be delivered and has been factored into the total cost being requested.

The Deputy Mayor is asked to consider the proposals set out in the Business Case and approve the necessary investment to enable the project to replace and decommission existing Forensic Service Branch Case Management Systems (CMS) within the Digital Investigation Unit (DIU) and within the Forensic CCTV Unit with a 'single' fit for purpose and fit for future CMS system. The proposed solution identified is "Nimbus" by Black Rainbow, which will replace the 4 current domino systems that require urgent decommissioning.

The Deputy Mayor is asked to approve funding as set out below:

1. Approve the expenditure of £653,250 revenue costs in FY 22/23 to commence finalisation of solution design and implementation of the system. Breakdown provided below:
• £132,000 project management resource cost
• £196,750 solution design and implementation costs
• £322,500 solution licence/storage cost year one.
2. Approve the future revenue costs totalling £943,500, that is needed for system upkeep, servicing, licence cost, storage costs etc for the next three years. Breakdown provided below:
• £314,500 23/24 FY solution licence/storage cost
• £314,500 24/25 FY solution licence/storage cost
• £314,500 25/26 FY solution licence/storage cost
3. Approve the award of a 2 year contract for the implementation and maintenance of a new case management system, to Black Rainbow, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The likely value of 4 years spend would be circa £1.5m.

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.

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.

Preventing and relieving Homelessness is a Mayoral and national government priority.

The service will support at least 60 individuals who have recently or currently experiencing rough sleeping especially those who are already excluded from ABEN helping to reduce the number of rough sleepers in Greater Manchester and prevent them from returning to the streets. This will also increase move on from ABEN allowing further individuals to access support.

To enter into a contract for the Rough Sleeper Accommodation Programme Phase 2 Support Service. The service is being funded via Grant from the Department of Leveling up Homes and Communities (DHLUC)

The service will provide support to individuals who are referred by Local Authorities who have experienced prolonged and/or re-occurring experiences of homelessness and experience co-occurring conditions who meet the criteria for the programme as set by DHLUC.

RSAP was introduced in 2020 by the Government to support 6000 rough sleepers into long term accommodation. The programme provided capital funding to deliver additional move-on properties for individuals who experienced rough sleeping and revenue to provide support to the move-on properties. This contract is to deliver the support element to the properties acquired by the GMCA on behalf of Greater Manchester’s accommodation delivery partners in the second round of funding between April 2022 and March 2025.

The contract for support will be awarded to the Great Places Housing Association as per the contract award report.

The 10-day standstill period will lapse midnight on 9/6/22

Decision is required following a comprehensive procurement exercise, the existing provision will expire June 30th and a contract to ensure continuity of services is needed.

DHLUC have requested that we deliver a high-fidelity Housing First project as part of 3 national Housing First pilots. There is an MOU between GMCA and DHLUC.

Preventing and relieving Homelessness is a Mayoral and national government priority.

The service will support an anticipated further 48 individuals at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping especially those who are already excluded from ABEN helping to reduce the number of rough sleepers in Greater Manchester and prevent them from returning to the streets.

The learning from the pilot will inform the work to prevent homelessness in the future and inform commissioning of homelessness services across Greater Manchester to more effectively support individuals experiencing homelessness.

To enter into a contract for 21 months (with the option to extend for a further 12 months) for the Greater Manchester Housing First pilot extension. The service is being funded via Grant from the Department of Leveling up Homes and Communities (DHLUC)

The service will Provide Housing First support to the individuals on the pilot currently and take a small number of new referrals from Local Authorities of individuals who have experienced prolonged and/or re-occurring experiences of homelessness and experience co-occurring conditions.

The contract will be awarded to the Great Places Housing Association as per the contract award report.

The 10-day standstill period will lapse midnight on 9/6/22

Decision is required following a comprehensive procurement exercise, the existing provision will expire June 30th and a contract to ensure continuity of services is needed.

GMCA is in receipt of grant funding from the Department of Housing, Communities and Levelling Up (DLUHC) under the Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI), to support the reduction in rough sleeping. Part of this funding provides for a service to upskill staff and support individuals who are experiencing co-occurring drug/alcohol misuse and enduring mental ill-health.

Preventing and relieving Homelessness is a Mayoral and national government priority.

Many of the people supported by rough sleeping outreach and accommodation-based services are experiencing multiple, complex health issues at the same time, which have led to, and are exacerbated by, rough sleeping. Access to treatment in this context needs to be swift and coordinated across both mental health and substance misuse support services.

This service directly addresses this need, by training staff on how to best navigate this complicated landscape and providing specific interventions to people in the most acute need within our rough sleeping services.

To enter into a contract for 9 months (with the option to extend for a further 24 months) for the delivery of a Dual Diagnosis service for people experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness. The service is being funded via a Rough Sleeping Initiative Grant from the Department of Leveling up Homes and Communities (DLUHC)

The service provides training and advice to staff working in rough sleeping teams in Bolton, Bury, Stockport and Trafford, in addition to directly supporting individuals experiencing complex, co-occurring mental health, substance misuse and homelessness.

The contract will be awarded to Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust as per the contract award report.