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GMCA1894: Building Futures - Mentoring Delivery Organisations

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

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

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 20 months, starting 1 September 2026.

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

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the potential future commissioning of a mentoring offer as part of the Building Futures programme. The proposed mentoring offer is intended to support 1125 young people in Years 8-10 (mainstream secondary schools) who are at risk of disengagement from education or becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The programme is expected to operate GM wide, with delivery potentially structured on a locality basis depending on need, provider capacity and delivery model. Delivery is planned for term-time from September 2026 to April 2028, pending funding, governance and approvals. Paid mentors will offer weekly mentoring sessions on school premises, support is expected to be delivered over an indicative period of approximately 26 weeks per participant, subject to final programme design.

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 025656-2026

About the buyer

Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

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From notice 025656-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.