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Tender: Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub – SDS Skills Development Referral Partner

Released 12 months ago

Closed07 Nov 2025Updated

Est. valueEstimate£400K to £6.3M

LocationManchester, North West

AgencyThe Growth Company

SourceContracts Finder

CategoryEducation & Training

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 7 Nov 2025

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking partners to generate qualified referrals to the GM Business Growth Hub Skills Development Service (SDS) programme, which funds fully funded training and dedicated business support to boost workforce and lifelong skills for Greater Manchester individuals, volunteers and organisations. A successful partner will be responsible for creating referrals to GM BGH that have been qualified following discussion with the business and where the business has verified and given approval for referral; organisations currently contracted to deliver Employer Engagement & Essential Work Skills services are not eligible to apply. Participating organisations can access a dedicated Organisational Development Specialist, a strategic organisational-level skills diagnostic, optional Individual Skills Reviews for employees, a Training & Development Summary, impartial brokerage across the skills ecosystem and exclusive access to a £2.8 million funding pot for essential workplace skills including English, Math, Digital and ESOL. The deadline for submission of required documents is 13:00pm 7th November 2025.

Insight

This could be ideal for Greater Manchester-based organisations or business brokers with strong local networks who can qualify and obtain business approval for referrals. Key considerations are ensuring each referral is verified and approved by the business and that organisations already contracted to deliver Employer Engagement & Essential Work Skills are ineligible.

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