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Following competition Reed Talent Solutions
emerged as the preferred supplier
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 07/03/2022
Decision:
The Deputy Mayor approves the award of a 3
year contract for the supply of temporary admin / clerical / IS
roles, to Reed Talent Solutions, with the option to extend for a
further 1 year. The likely value of 4 years spend would be circa
£6.88m.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
GMP establishment in 2010 was at c12,000
officers and staff (8,000 officers and 4,000 staff). These numbers
reduced over subsequent years during the extended period of
austerity. The requirement to find savings and to reduce estates
capacity, in line with the reductions in officers and staff, meant
that the Force followed a strategy of disposing of the older, more
expensive to maintain, building stock and the surrender of leases.
The increases in establishment over recent years, together with the
predicted growth in numbers during 2022/23, will return officer and
staff numbers to the 2010 level. However, there is insufficient
capacity within the Force estate to accommodate the increased
officer/staff numbers. This is particularly apparent at Central
Park with pressures on space being felt within both the City of
Manchester District Headquarters and the Force Headquarters
buildings.
Taking additional space on Central Park will relieve the space
pressures. It will also provide much needed meeting space.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 09/05/2022
Decision:
GMCA work with GMP Business Support Services
to agree heads of terms for one and a half floors (fully furnished)
of the former Fujitsu Building at Central Park as a short-term sub
lease with a view to occupying that space asap (estimated from June
2022). Specifically, this sub lease is for a period of two and a
half years at a budgeted rental cost in 2022/23 of £400k,
with almost 200 desk spaces for use by the 700 currently displaced
staff
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
Procurement legislation requires GMP to tender
for these goods and services. The recommended route provides the
most effective route to market.
The framework and contract will enable the supply of First Aid
Training courses for Police Officers and Staff, carrying out
practical scenario training and continued annual refresher courses
in core skills and scenarios. The courses provided will include
First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid, Custody First Aid, and
Firearms and Public Order requirements
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 06/05/2022
Decision:
Approval is given to tender a framework for
the supply of First Aid Training. The Framework shall be tendered
in 1 LOT covering First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid, Custody
First Aid, and Firearms and Public Order requirements using an open
tender. The framework will be for a 4 year term.
GMP intends to use the framework to call-off its own contract for
First Aid Training. This contract will be for 3 years, with the
option to extend for a further 4 years
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
Procurement legislation requires GMP to tender
for these goods and services. The recommended route provides the
most effective route to market
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 09/05/2022
Decision:
Approval is given to tender the contract for
the supply of Police Custody Healthcare and Forensic Services
utilising the open tender process.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
This further S22A Agreement relating to the
Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime Programme covers the
period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 It can be extended if all
parties agree.
The mission statement of the Programme is ‘Protecting
vulnerable people by driving and embedding an innovative,
consistent, and effective policing response to modern slavery and
organised immigration crime’
The Lead Policing Body and Lead Chief Constable are Devon and
Cornwall.
The purpose is provide a national team - see schedule 5. .
The Leads have agreed not to withdraw from their roles prior to the
expiry of the Grant Agreement.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 22/04/2022
Decision:
The Deputy Mayor authorises the entering into
of the above S.22A agreement, for the Modern Slavery and Organised
Immigration Crime Programme.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
This service is designed to support the police
to navigate the health and social care system in cases which
involve conveyance to hospital, liaison with community mental
health teams, and in particular when they are considering detention
under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
The service provides Mental Health Practitioners who are based in
the GMP Force Contact Centre (Vulnerability Support Unit) at the
Greater Manchester Police Force Headquarters.
The contract is a joint agreement between GMP and NHS
England.
A direct award is appropriate under regulation 12 (7) of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 relating to the award of contracts which
establish or implement co-operation between contracting
authorities
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 19/04/2022
Decision:
The Deputy Mayor approves the direct award of
a 1 year contract for a contract for Mental Health Tactical Advice
services, to Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The likely value of 1 year spend for GMP would be circa
£483K.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
The provision of Healthcare in Custody and
Liaison and Diversion in GMP custody suites is currently provided
by Mitie to GMP. The contract, including a 9-month extension, will
finish at the end of October 2022.
The management of the existing contract is shared jointly between
PCC and Health budgets and the post is currently part of the NHS
(HSCP) establishment.
The existing postholder is due for the provision of the contract
management function will leave the post in My 2022 and there is an
urgent need to bring in capacity to undertake the function of the
recommissioning of the Healthcare in Custody contract and ongoing
contract management following contract award.
It has been agreed that due to the nature of the business this
function will become part of the GMP establishment and funds will
be passed to GMP to allow this permanent post to be established
within GMP structures.
Due to the nature of the business of the contract, it has been
agreed that GMP will undertake this appointment and contract
management responsibility.
The new contract will not include Liaison and Diversion and Health
colleagues will continue to provide this service through a separate
contract and contract management arrangement.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 19/04/2022
Decision:
Up to a maximum of £48, 189 be passed to
GMP for the immediate provision of capacity to undertake the
function of commissioning and contracts management for the
recommissioning and ongoing management of a new contract for
custody healthcare to come into effect from 1st November
2022.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
Procurement legislation requires GMP to tender
for these goods and services. The recommended route provides the
most effective route to market.
This service includes the provision of interpreters for detainees
in custody and tele-phone interpreting for 999/101 calls
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 19/04/2022
Decision:
Approval is given to tender the contract for
the supply of interpreting and translation services using the UK
Police Service Language Services framework
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
As noted on the StreetGames website;
“StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive
change in the lives of disadvantaged young people right across the
UK. StreetGames' work helps to make young people and their
communities healthier, safer and more successful”.
The responsibilities of the funded role will include the
following:
• To manage the GM VRU Community Sport budget
(£75,000)
• To support the GM EISYJ Partnership and ensure connections
are in place with all key stakeholders/practitioners e.g. Criminal
Justice, Education, Health, Police and Locally Trusted
Organisations etc. across GM at a regional, local authority and
place-based level.
• Connect & collaborate, including supporting funding
bids, across the GM sport and physical activity sector on violence
reduction in line with the VRU priorities and GM PSR
principles.
• Provide briefings to VRU regarding national, regional and
local developments and wider opportunities.
• Development of a quality assured framework and evidence of
effective referral pathways in place in locations in GM.
• Work with the VRU evaluation team to develop and disseminate
evaluation and guidelines for effective early intervention -
including a providers’ toolkit.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure data provision and
information exchange inside the VRU, across the existing community
support network and with partners is robust and efficient so can
demonstrate the impact of sporting interventions to reduce crime,
the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour through sport.
• Continue to enhance the understanding of investment into
community sport for the reduction of serious violence in GM and to
learn from best practice across the UK as to how funding can be
best utilised.
• Support the 10 (ten) GM community sport provider networks,
including driving the growth of the network and assessing ability
to deliver across the ‘risk spectrum’ e.g. from
diversionary activity through to long term mentoring support (i.e.
who’s best placed to deliver which type of
intervention).
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 29/04/2022
Decision:
The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit
is seeking to award StreetGames £29,166 to fund a Community
Sport Coordinator’s role for three days per week within the
VRU
The GM VRU is requesting that the role is funded out of the
VRU’s Serious Violence funding reserves
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
The Criminal Justice workstream identified,
through the multi-agency processes and structures in place, the key
areas of focus and priority to deliver on the Serious Violence
action plan, namely the 16-25 cohort, and specifically those who
are experiencing transitions or significant impacts from
experiences such as domestic abuse in the family home and/or
societal experiences of being part of an ethnic minority community.
The providers and projects have been selected on the basis of their
ability to deliver against these priorities.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 29/04/2022
Decision:
The GM VRU to award the following
organisations out the GM VRU Criminal Justice Delivery Strand
Budget Line:
Dignifi
£44,750 - For the delivery of 12-month contract to provide
training to national probation and youth justice service staff
regarding young people and young adults who have experienced
domestic abuse.
£44,440 - For the delivery of 12-month contract to provide
training to national probation and youth justice service staff
regarding care leavers, including delivery of direct interventions
to young people who are care experienced.
City Wall
£44,990 - For the delivery of 12-month contract to provide
mentoring to children and young people in custody (and into the
community), linked to serious violence, in Manchester and
Salford
CIAO
£5,000 – To deliver on a small scale coaching programme
to young women in Styal prison, based on a proposal submitted for
delivery.
Achieve
£820 – To contribute to existing personalised budget
fund fo enable spot purchasing to support offender managers
engaging people on probation into education, training or
employment.
Funding to be awarded via Grant Funding Agreement:
HMPPS Hindley
£45,000 – For the procurement of targeted interventions
to work with Greater Manchester prisoners aged 18-25 in the Hindley
estate, who have been involved in violence through offences of
during time in the prison estate via a Grant Funding Agreement
between the GMVRU/GMCA and HMP Hindley
Total Funding Amount Allocated: £185,000
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
GMCA have run a competitive process and
Seetec’s submission scored highest after evaluation.
3 submissions were received and were sent to a full evaluation
panel. All submissions were checked by GMCA’s Information
Governance Team and were found to be acceptable. The finances of
the bidding companies were also checked, along with the
safeguarding policies submitted.
The Invitation to Tender comprised of 3 parts, covering (75%)
Quality, (15%) Social Value and (10%) Price.
Following evaluation and moderation, Seetec were ranked highest of
the three bids. However, all three providers had submitted Social
Value responses that were deemed as ‘poor’. GMCA
therefore asked all of the bidders to resubmit a revised Social
Value response. Following evaluation and moderation of these
resubmissions, Seetec remained the highest ranked bid.
The Successful provider’s scores were deemed acceptable and
comprehensive throughout their submission and offered an
economically advantageous tender. Seetec scored higher than the
unsuccessful bidders in a number of questions, and the evaluation
panel were particularly impressed with their responses concerning
their mobilisation and implementation plan, their engagement and
stakeholder management, their performance management and
monitoring.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer GMCA & TfGM
Decision published: 19/05/2022
Effective from: 19/05/2022
Decision:
Following a competitive procurement process
using GMCA’s Education Work and Skills Flexible Procurement
System, GMCA wishes to award a £1,000,000 contract to Seetec
Business Technology Centre Ltd. This is part of the Skills for
Growth programme and focuses on skills in the logistics
sector.
Delivery is expected to start no later than end of May 2022,
enrolments must finish by end of March 2023, and all contract
activity and support must conclude by the end of September 2023.
Exceptional performance may result in discussions around extension
option being implemented.
Lead officer: Eamonn Boylan
The investment into Northern Gritstone Limited
(“Northern Gritstone”) is in line with the strategic
objectives of the business investment strategy and the Local
Industrial Strategy and support the key objectives of supporting
our globally competitive strengths and strengthening the
foundations of our economy. Northern Gritstone operates in the
Financial Services sector.
The Combined Authority gave approval on 25 March 2022 to give
delegated authority for the period 26 March 2022 to 26 May 2022 to
the Combined Authority Chief Executive and the Combined Authority
Treasurer, in consultation with the Portfolio Lead Leader for
Investment and Resources, to approve funding requests for projects
in the absence of a Combined Authority meeting at the end of April
2022, and approve any urgent variations on amounts and terms for
already approved loans.
Any recommendations approved under the delegation will be subject
to the usual due diligence processes and will be reported to the
Combined Authority at the next available meeting.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer GMCA & TfGM
Decision published: 16/05/2022
Effective from: 16/05/2022
Decision:
a) the funding application by Northern
Gritstone (“Northern Gritstone”) (investment of
£1,500,000) be given conditional approval and progress to due
diligence; and
b) delegate to the Combined Authority Treasurer and Combined
Authority Monitoring Officer to review the due diligence
information in respect of the company, and, subject to their
satisfactory review and agreement of the due diligence information
and the overall detailed commercial terms of the transaction, to
sign off any outstanding conditions, issue final approvals and
complete any necessary related documentation in respect of the
investment.
Lead officer: Eamonn Boylan