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    ContractsPolice Degree Apprenticeship Programme Provider Wanted
    Open tender

    Police Degree Apprenticeship Programme Provider Wanted

    Contract value
    £22.7m
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    Greater Manchester Police seeks a Higher Education Institution to jointly deliver a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship programme through a competitive selection process.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 14 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £22.7m
    Published 14 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£22,700,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    14 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is conducting a competitive flexible procedure on behalf of Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to select a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to deliver the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) programme. This is a partnership opportunity where the chosen HEI will work jointly with GMP to deliver comprehensive apprenticeship training and education. The programme aims to develop police constables through an integrated degree-level apprenticeship model. HEIs interested in this opportunity should be prepared to collaborate closely with GMP on curriculum design, delivery, and assessment. This multi-stage competitive process will evaluate proposals based on capability, experience, and approach to delivering high-quality police training.

    Track record

    5 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY has awarded 5 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. VENTURE ARTS1× · 20%
    2. OMNIPLEX LEARNING GROUP LIMITED1× · 20%
    3. FOSTERING TOGETHER LTD1× · 20%
    4. LGBT FOUNDATION LTD1× · 20%
    5. MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED1× · 20%

    Across education training, the most active winners are SHANNON TRUST, FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED, QA Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06e4db
    GM
    Buyer
    GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
    Sector
    Education & Training