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TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1[E11]

Manchester, United KingdomManchester City Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots: Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development Lot 2 - Elected Member Development Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmental Lot 4 - Working with Adults & Children Lot 5 - Technical & Working Safely with Machinery Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do…
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Jul 2025, 11:00 UTC+1. UTC: 18 Jul 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 17 Jun 2025.
Value: GBP 5,000,000
Buyer: Manchester City CouncilSee 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]: 18 Jul 2025, 11:00 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 5,000,000
Published[E9]: 17 Jun 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots: Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development Lot 2 - Elected Member Development Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmental Lot 4 - Working with Adults & Children Lot 5 - Technical & Working Safely with Machinery Please note - If you have already been accepted onto the Flexible Purchasing System then you do not need to apply again unless you are applying for an additional Lot. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 14 July 2025.[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, 13:36 UTC
The deadline (2025-07-18T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967

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 Manchester City Council.
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 18 Jul 2025, 11:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-07-18T11:00:00+01:00”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots: Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development Lot 2 - Elected Member Development Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmental Lot 4 - Working with Adults & Children Lot 5 -…”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 17 Jun 2025.
“2025-06-17T11:19:40+01:00”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1".
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 5,000,000.
“5000000 GBP”
Document 03e0a766-2f2d-402e-bbdd-fda7766a4c8c-849967, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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