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GMCA 1067 For the provision of Firefighter End Point Assessment[E11]

Manchester, United KingdomGreater Manchester Combined Authority[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is looking to procure an End Point Assessment Organisation for the delivery of Operational Firefighter End Point Assessment. As an employer-provider, we deliver the L3 Operational Firefighter apprenticeship. Each Apprentice is required to take an end point assessment to complete their apprenticeship.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 UTC.
Published 4 Nov 2024.
Value: GBP 711,200
Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined AuthoritySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 711,200
Published[E9]: 4 Nov 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 59 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is looking to procure an End Point Assessment Organisation for the delivery of Operational Firefighter End Point Assessment. As an employer-provider, we deliver the L3 Operational Firefighter apprenticeship. Each Apprentice is required to take an end point assessment to complete their apprenticeship. Approximately 254 apprentices are expected to go to end point assessment during the life of the 3-year contract, with end point assessments due approximately every 4/5 months. For further information, visit The Chest at https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?resetFilter=True&applyFilter=True&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21&v=1[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC
The deadline (2024-12-04T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 80400000 (Adult and other education services).
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 UTC.
“2024-12-04T12:00:00Z”
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is looking to procure an End Point Assessment Organisation for the delivery of Operational Firefighter End Point Assessment. As an employer-provider, we deliver the L3 Operational Firef…”
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 4 Nov 2024.
“2024-11-04T11:17:00Z”
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "GMCA 1067 For the provision of Firefighter End Point Assessment".
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 711,200.
“711200 GBP”
Document c8608c9b-5230-4085-a3df-ab16d4736779-799400, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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