Expired contract

GMCA 1145 Phase II Little Lion Research evaluation of GM leadership programme for SMEs

Details

Value
£48,500
Duration
1 year
Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
16 October 2024

Tender description

An evaluation of OPEN SME delivery for Phase II of the programme. The evaluation needs to: • Assess the extent to which 2024/25 delivery meets the strategic aims set out in MMU's OPEN SME Phase 2 delivery plan; these being to enlarge, extend, enhance, engage, and empower OPEN SME users through developments in the site content and functionality. • Give the MMU team evidence on what OPEN SME content to refresh and/or redesign, and what material could be added to the site. • Generate data that is comparable to evaluation data collected to date so that the evolution of OPEN SME can be described and assessed. • Assess OPEN SME's integration with other business support services in GM given the website will become separate to other funded business support services. • Fill gaps in the knowledge base around how to engage GM SMEs in leadership and management training, and the impact support has on SMEs' economic performance.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 July 2024
  2. Completed: Award published16 October 2024
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date30 June 2025

About the buyer

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a local government body that advertises its opportunities, receives bids and manages its procurement on the Pro-Contract e-tendering portal. Tenders across Greater Manchester are managed through The Chest. Notices for new opportunities and awarded contracts also appear on the Central Digital Platform under the Procurement Act 2023. Education, work and skills activity is commissioned through the authority's own Flexible Procurement System. Councils across Greater Manchester use the same system to commission apprenticeships. The Greater Manchester Social Value Policy covers job creation, upskilling of the workforce and net zero carbon.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

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