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GMCA 1985 BeeGreenGM Reuse Platform

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 18 months, starting 30 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

GMCA is developing BeeGreenGM, a platform to help businesses reuse unwanted assets, reduce waste and lower carbon emissions. A proof of concept has already demonstrated core functionality, including • listings and acquisition of assets • marketplace functionality • indicative carbon impact reporting What we are looking for A live, production-ready digital platform that enables: Businesses to: • list reusable assets • search and acquire items The platform to: • track volume of items reused • provide indicative carbon savings for organisations (e.g. CO2e per item) Approach The platform should: • be ready for live deployment following appropriate testing prior to launch • support a defined set of high-volume asset categories • be able to expand to additional categories over time • support multiple organisations, users and item volumes from launch without performance issues • support straightforward onboarding of organisations and users, including self-service registration • enable reporting at organisation and GMCA level Technical expectations Solutions will need to: • meet GMCA technical standards • be GDPR compliant • be secure (including encryption, access controls and authentication)

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 055429-2026

About the buyer

Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

300

Awards

204

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From notice 055429-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.