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Buyer profile · Local authority
Greater Manchester Combined Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 29
- About one every 13 days
- Contracts awarded
- 212
- To 195 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £40m
- 194 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £50k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 21 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £20mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £150kestimated
- £100kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £13.9bnframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £150kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)14%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)64%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Greater Manchester Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 27 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 14%
- Lower than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 269 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 50%
- Lower than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 220 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 23 awards
- Split into lots
- 24%
- Higher than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 29 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 64%
- Higher than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 269 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 29 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 31 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 14%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Greater Manchester Combined Authority.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMCA 2160 Contract for the Provision of Landscape Scale Project Development Services for the City Forest Park | City of Trees Trust | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| GMCA2214: Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (OTR MDC) Project Management Support | SHIFT Project Management Limited | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Cyber Incident Response Retainer | NCC Group Security Services Limited | £92k | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Learning Management System | Sqeptech Ltd | £210k | 10 Oct 2026 |
| GMCA 1712 Selective Licensing Evidence Base Research Project | Cardiff MET Company Ltd | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| ZCB GMCA Phase 2 consultant support - commercial and governance | Hermetica Black Limited | £174k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Window Cleaning Services | TLC Window Cleaning Ltd | — | 5 Oct 2026 |
| GMCA 2191 - Creative Health Network Manager | Laura Bailey | — | 2 Oct 2026 |
| GMCA 1263 Estates Asset Database | Concerto Support Services Limited | £472k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| GMCA1493.1 Neurodiversity in Education Programme Consultant | Constellia Public Ltd | — | 29 Sept 2026 |