# GMCA 716 Community Grants

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Workers' Educational Association
- Award value: £500,000
- Tender value: £500,000
- Award date: 22 September 2023
- Published: 6 November 2023
- Contract start: 27 September 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d066df87-5396-4eb9-9d5d-40ea888b9b82-695453
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87b151a8-39f6-4c2f-8962-1185004e738e

## Description

The GMCA Education, Skills and Work ESW directorate are seeking to procure a Managing Agent MA to deliver a long term Community Grants programme later referred to as the Vehicle\. Community based projects will be funded via Community Grants up to the value of 100,000GBP per grant and delivered by VCSE sector organisations and housing providers working with disadvantaged and or excluded unemployed and inactive residents aged 16 and over for the purpose of enabling their progress towards and skills employment across Greater Manchester\\r The Managing Agent will be responsible for all aspects of the grant administering process and will be accountable for the achievement of the outcomes set out in this specification\.\\r For more information please visit The Chest at www\.thechest\.org\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d066df87-5396-4eb9-9d5d-40ea888b9b82-695453)