Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund - Round 2 Grant Application Document

Sep 12, 2026

Grant application document for Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) under the Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund, Round 2, prepared via STAR procurement processes. Provides submission instructions, including electronic submission through The Chest system, completion requirements in English, and signing where required. Specifies the application timeline, validity period, and outlines evaluation stages, including scoring thresholds for exclusion and subsequent panel assessment using published criteria and weightings. Includes references, terms, declaration, and appendices.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Instructions

Submission requirements and deadlines

Social Value and responsible procurement

Specification

Application evaluation and award criteria

Evaluation stages and scoring thresholds

Grant award decision process

Terms and conditions

Application response

Declaration

Appendices

GRANT APPLICATION DOCUMENT GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY (GMCA) Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund – Round 2 Chest Reference: DN STAR Reference: 7907 Wednesday, 04 December 2019 CONTENTS 1 Instructions................................................................................................................... 3 2 Specification.................................................................................................................. 5 3 Evaluation Criteria & Selection Process .............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 4 Terms And Conditions .................................................................................................. 11 5 Application Response ................................................................................................... 12 8 Declaration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………33 9 Appendices ............................................................................................................... 34 Please read this entire document before completing your response. 1 INSTRUCTIONS 1.1 INSTRUCTIONS 1.1.1 STAR Procurement, acting on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the Authority”), is inviting you to submit an application for the provision of those services described in section 2 below (Specification) (“the Service”) 1.1.2 You are required to submit your application to meet the specification set out in Section 2 of this grant application document, failure to do so will result in your application being excluded and not evaluated further. 1.1.3 It is essential that you comply with the following instructions in the preparation and submission of your application. The Authority reserves the right to reject any application that does not comply with these instructions 1.1.4 Applications must be received by 12 noon on Friday the 31st of January 2020. Any application submitted after this date and time will be disregarded by the Authority. 1.1.5 Applications must be submitted electronically via the internet using STAR’s electronic tendering system, The Chest [at](at www.the-chest.org.uk. If your)[ ](at www.the-chest.org.uk. If your)[www.the-chest.org.uk](at www.the-chest.org.uk. If your)[. If your](at www.the-chest.org.uk. If your) company requires any technical support in relation to the submission of its quotation via The Chest, please contact The Chest helpdesk (managed by Due North) during business hours of 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday (excluding public/statutory holidays) by following the instructions in the Supplier Support section of The Chest portal 1.1.6 If you have any questions about this Application, please direct these to the Fast Track Team or use the Question and Answer facility on The Chest. Please note that any questions you raise during this bidding exercise that are not commercially sensitive will be published publically on The Chest. 1.1.7 An application submitted in accordance with this application document will be deemed to remain open for acceptance or non-acceptance by the Authority for a period of 90 days from the closing date stipulated. The Authority may accept the application at any time within this prescribed period. The Authority shall, however, not be bound to accept any application. 1.1.8 If your application is deemed successful by the Authority, you will be required to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Authority for the provision of the Services (“the Agreement”) . The Grant Agreement shall incorporate the terms and conditions published with this Application. 1.1.9 Your application must be completed in full and in English 1.1.10 Your application must be submitted in Microsoft Word. 1.1.11 Your application must be signed and dated where required Social Value 1.1.12 Social Value is extremely important to STAR Procurement and its partners, and we are committed to a performance and evidence-based approach to Social Value based on the Nation

FAQs

How and when must the grant application be submitted?

Applications must be submitted electronically via STAR’s electronic tendering system using The Chest. They must be received by 12 noon on Friday, 31 January 2020.

What happens if the application does not meet the specification requirements?

Failure to meet the specification in Section 2 results in the application being excluded and not evaluated further.

How is the application evaluated and what causes exclusion?

Evaluation occurs in stages. Applications scoring 1 or 0 on either Quality Assessment question 1 or 2 are excluded and not evaluated further; applications scoring 2–4 on both questions proceed to further evaluation by the panel.

Sep 12, 2026

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