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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Prince's Trust Level 1 Certificate and PEARL Award Delivery

LTE Group · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:09.

Opportunity overview

The Manchester College currently delivers a number of King's Trust Team programmes throughout the academic year. The courses are provided directly by the College and through a subcontracting arrangement. This subcontracted provision is currently delivered by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), The programme must be provide in the following areas: BL3 - Bolton SK14 - Hyde M4 - New Cross, Manchester OL4 - Oldham SK3 - Stockport The services we require are the provision of courses fully compliant with the rules, regulations and requirements of the King's Trust leading to the King's Trust Level One Certificate - Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills ETC) along with the GQAL Award in Personal Employability, Achievement and Reflection for Learning (PEARL) Level 1 / Entry 3. We will require 3 twelve week courses to be provided per year per location (15 in total), each such period inclusive of the required residential element of the course which the supplier will be expected to provide in the price agreed. Each course (other than for the residential element) will be run at one of the locations mentioned as specified by us and each course will have a minimum of 12 learners and a maximum of 15 learners.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
202324LT047
Status
complete
Published risks
The service must be provided in specific areas across GM and we would need to maintain delivery in these areas in order to continue to meet our strategic aims of widening participation and reaching those currently not in employment, education or training across Greater Manchester. For the avoidance of doubt, the teaching services we require are the provision of courses fully compliant with the rules, regulations and requirements of the King's Trust leading to the King's Trust Level One Certificate - Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills ETC) along with the GQAL Award in Personal Employability, Achievement and Reflection for Learning (PEARL) Level 1 / Entry 3
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
GMFRS are only one of two potential suppliers that can provide the specifics of the service to LTE Group. A communication in writing was sent to relevant providers to ascertain if they feel they were in a position to participate in a tendering exercise and specifically if they feel that they would be able to provide the services we require in the locations we require to be covered. As part of this exercise we are also contacting them to ascertain if they would wish to take part in a tendering exercise should one be required, GMFRS were the only supplier to confirm their participation. The provision of service is to provide Prince's Trust Level 1 Certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills The Goal Award in Personal Employment Achievement and Reflection for Learning (PEARL) - Level 1/Entry 3. In the communication, it was outlined that the service must be provided in specific areas across GM and we would need to maintain delivery in these areas in order to continue to meet our strategic aims of widening participation and reaching those currently not in employment, education or training across Greater Manchester. For the avoidance of doubt, the teaching services we require are the provision of courses fully compliant with the rules, regulations and requirements of the King's Trust leading to the King's Trust Level One Certificate - Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills ETC) along with the GQAL Award in Personal Employability, Achievement and Reflection for Learning (PEARL) Level 1 / Entry 3

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
userChoice

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10023139
Name
LTE Group

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
MANCHESTER
Postal Code
M11 2WH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Openshaw Campus, Ashton Old Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10023139
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Name
Louise Timms
Telephone
+441616746188

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGJB-2915-QCHM
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PMWV-6374-CVGJ
Name
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMFRS)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PMWV-6374-CVGJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Subcontracting of King's Trust Teams Programme for LTE Group
Status
pending
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Value

Amount
750,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
900,000

Options

Description
The programme may require more or less than anticipated, depending on attendance

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045756-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Aug 2025, 16:06

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMWV-6374-CVGJ
Name
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMFRS)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
17 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
18 Aug 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · MANCHESTER · UKD33 · M11 2WH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058095-2025-08-04T16:06:17+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·