# Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\): UK public-sector contract awards

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## Key facts

- Awards: 50
- Known award value: £26,929,485
- Distinct contract winners: 33
- First award: 16 September 2020
- Latest award: 14 May 2025

## Top contract winners

- [Skills and Work Solutions Limited t/a The Growth Company](/contract-winners/growth/public-sector-contract-awards): 7 awards
- [Acorn Training](/contract-winners/acorn-training/public-sector-contract-awards): 4 awards
- North West Skills Academy: 3 awards
- [CAREER CONNECT](/contract-winners/career-connect/public-sector-contract-awards): 3 awards
- [Bright Direction Training](/contract-winners/bright-direction-training/public-sector-contract-awards): 2 awards

## Contract awards

### [GMCA1409 - Working Well: Individual Placement & Support in Primary Care \(IPSPC\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4c2116fe-20c6-4b79-82b6-e2e684b420df)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £7,400,000 · 14 May 2025 · awarded

### [Stockport MDC Surface Water and Flood Risk Management Strateg](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e09ea3ae-0abf-4aed-9de5-b71ef85cb000)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · AtkinsRéalis Limited · £61,902 · 25 March 2025 · awarded

### [Littleborough Fire Station Refurbishment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fbdef22d-b0d7-42fe-a529-1e3d8aad1cf6)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · H\.H\. Smith & Sons Co Ltd · £1,795,000 · 7 December 2022 · awarded

### [Apprenticeship Levy Matchmaking Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ff31a0ab-d546-4afc-9dcb-50d7c1219eb2)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £35,000 · 24 January 2025 · awarded

### [GMCA 1299 GM Multiply Scheme - Multiply Enhancement for Skills Bootcamps](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76abc2d8-f8ac-4061-ad40-bc588235353b)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · MANTRA LEARNING LIMITED · £62,800 · 23 January 2025 · awarded

### [GMCA 1312 Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care \(IPSPC\) Evaluation Partner](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f1c418be-8a11-4af9-bbdb-79e5ecdbd6b3)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · SQW Limited · £51,013 · 16 December 2024 · awarded

### [Skills Bootcamps Wave 5 - Civil Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f93e2b52-d174-41fd-a1c6-fd3c93b08054)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Unique & Special Projects Ltd · £300,000 · 26 November 2024 · awarded

### [GMCA 1066 Functional Skills Training and Certification \(Level 2 - Maths and English\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fdc9d4c7-38c4-4467-869e-26ef83086adf)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £80,000 · 15 November 2024 · awarded

### [GMCA 930 - Employer Engagement and Essential Work Skills for Employed GM Residents \(Test and Learn\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5d82cd99-2fa2-4420-afd4-2085cf3c9705)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £9,812,000 · 4 October 2024 · awarded

### [GMCA 959 Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-37d7e2fd-c116-4e8d-87d7-b03d38db9842)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Bright Direction Training Limited · £809,402 · 8 August 2024 · awarded

### [GMCA 996 Multiply for Offenders](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c7889cfe-fc67-4e2a-9fc6-fe93bb37e547)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · CAREER CONNECT · £286,496 · 31 March 2024 · awarded

### [Mbacc 24/25 Co-Design Video and Event Facilitation Professional Consultancy Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d5d0bd50-b3ae-4f62-9b5a-78743c666b9e)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · FLUXX LIMITED · £90,860 · 13 May 2024 · awarded

### [Skills Bootcamps Wave 5: Cross Sector](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1715d33-db1c-4777-9047-6bc755a42f85)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Bright Direction Training Limited · £375,000 · 10 May 2024 · awarded

### [GMCA788 - UK Shared Prosperity Fund \(UKSPF\): Sector Skills Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-54466af8-081a-44c0-8071-3b18098578b1)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · ACORN TRAINING LTD · £1,199,997 · 20 December 2023 · awarded

### [UK Shared Prosperity Fund \(UKSPF\): Progression Towards Inclusive Employment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5a055d2b-1bb8-459d-b119-401327b3c439)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £8,000,000 · 1 November 2023 · awarded

### [Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Lot 1 \(Security & Events\) & 2 \(Advanced Manufacturing\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-91ba32b6-d1d7-4779-8bed-250b47c12c58)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · NEW GENERATION TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED · £992,788 · 30 October 2023 · awarded

### [Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Specification W4: Residential Childcare](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1e5bac8-19e3-4cb9-88f6-2261d184281a)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · ACORN TRAINING LTD · £999,940 · 30 October 2023 · awarded

### [Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer \(Additional\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bc276980-e93e-40d1-9a88-24fe54803c03)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE CHILD CARE COMPANY \(OLD WINDSOR\) LIMITED · £1,071,358 · 12 September 2023 · awarded

### [Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps Wave 4: Cross-Sector](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8cf3309a-82bc-4a30-987d-3178aa723eda)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · IN4\.0 GROUP LIMITED · £840,000 · 5 May 2023 · awarded

### [GMCA Devolved Adult Education Budget - Academic Year 23/24](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4d67f77e-e8d7-44be-8b12-acb4fbe1b4eb)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · MANTRA LEARNING LTD · £3,148,194 · 23 June 2023 · awarded

### [Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-08703118-c115-4de6-ac32-2fb8b1ca42c4)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Plato Training UK Ltd · £979,939 · 2 June 2023 · awarded

### [Learning Management System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9e007943-1f1c-4ea6-8f87-fa1b24d19c86)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND LIMITED · £219,100 · 31 March 2023 · awarded

### [Further Competition under the Go Neutral Framework Lot 2 for Salford City Council](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d70574ec-5fdd-4018-b730-7b64e06ee587)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED · £1,549,658 · 24 November 2022 · awarded

### [Further Competition under the Go Neutral Framework Lot 1 for Salford City Council](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-43fdf3bc-f1ba-4cc1-8338-f9a3c123b511)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · POLYSOLAR LIMITED · £847,040 · 19 May 2022 · awarded

### [GM Multiply Scheme - Pan Greater Manchester Multiply Skills Offer](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4128fb2a-40a6-416e-98f3-06db59494f69)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED · £3,149,057 · 30 January 2023 · awarded

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