Award of GM Multiply Scheme Enhancement for Skills Bootcamps to Four Providers

Awarded 23 Jan 2025

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Awarded 23 Jan 2025Expired 30 Mar 2025

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) awarded a contract to MANTRA LEARNING LIMITED, SB SKILLS SOLUTIONS LTD, NEW GENERATION TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED, and THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED for additional support to GM residents accessing GMCA-funded Skills Bootcamp interventions under the GM Multiply Scheme.

The procurement was a restricted procedure under the Light Touch Regime, limited to providers holding a current Skills Bootcamp contract with GMCA, with all 13 such providers invited to bid.

The contract value was £217,541.2, against a maximum budget of £600,000 intended to be awarded across multiple contracts.

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