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GMCA 814 - Contract for the Provision of (1)Greater Manchester International Rebound Programme 2022-23; and (2) MM Business Plan 2023-24

GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY

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29 Sep 2023 at 09:44

Summary of the contracting process

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has completed the procurement process for the "GMCA 814 - Contract for the Provision of (1) Greater Manchester International Rebound Programme 2022-23; and (2) MM Business Plan 2023-24" in the services category. The contract involves the provision of strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activity to raise the profile of Greater Manchester regionally, nationally, and internationally. The procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The buyer is the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and the contract was signed on August 22, 2023.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses involved in market research, polling, statistics, and marketing and communications services to compete. The aim is to increase visits, inward investment, business conferences, and sporting events in Greater Manchester, aligning with the city region's strategy for prosperity, environmental sustainability, and fairness. Businesses with expertise in visitor destination promotion, campaign development, digital and social media marketing, and international media engagement are well-suited to participate and contribute to the recovery and growth of Greater Manchester's visitor economy.

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Notice Title

GMCA 814 - Contract for the Provision of (1)Greater Manchester International Rebound Programme 2022-23; and (2) MM Business Plan 2023-24

Notice Description

Provision of strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activity to raise the profile of Greater Manchester on a regional, national and international basis.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The overarching objective of this programme of work is for Marketing Manchester to provide strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activity to raise the profile of Greater Manchester on a regional, national and international basis. The aims are to increase the number of visits, inward investment, business conferences and sporting events, to deliver against the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Strategy to be a prosperous, greener and fairer city region. Specific KPIs are set out below. Marketing Manchester will: * Develop a strategic, tactical and evidence-based approach to raising the profile of Greater Manchester as a visitor destination, to regional, national and international audiences, to achieve annual KPI's, Including the management and delivery of visitmanchester.com * Raise 100% match funding to support delivery of campaign activity. * Deliver an average return on investment of funding of 16:1. * Support the recovery of the visitor economy, from the impacts of Brexit and the Covid 19 Pandemic * Increase demand in the 'off peak', increase overnight staying visitors and increase day visitors. * Enhanced promotion of GMS frontier sectors and enhance delivery capacity by adding new dedicated resource to focus on growth in Low Carbon, Creative Industries and Capital Investment. * Delivery of tactical campaigns including digital and social activity to drive visits to visitmanchester.com and investinmanchester.com * National and International media engagement programme to raise the global profile of Greater Manchester's USP's. * Provide quarterly performance reports to GMCA through the International and Marketing Advisory Board (IMAB), GM Business & Economy Scrutiny Committees and other Boards as required

Procurement Information

The supplier is uniquely able to deliver this contract as the only overarching Destination Management Organisation for Greater Manchester and the city region's only Local designated Visitor Economy Partnership. This is further detailed below: * The Supplier was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on the 30 April 1996 with the following company objects: (i) To promote the economic benefits of Greater Manchester and its surrounding regions ("the Area"). (ii) To create and develop a widely accepted marketing image for the Area. (iii) To co-ordinate and integrate marketing on behalf of the Area across the public and private sector. (iv) To create partnerships and appropriate methods of communications in furtherance of these objects. * Marketing Manchester (supplier) was incorporated by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities to lead the vision and strategy for the promotion and brand positioning of Greater Manchester as a top world-ranked place to visit, invest, meet, live and study. Marketing Manchester is a Local Visitor Economy Partnership, leading the visitor economy, attracting businesses and inward investment and supporting Greater Manchester's Business Board. Marketing Manchester has a strategic objective to amplify GM's shared global ambition, attracting business, investment and talent from across the world. * In April 2023, VisitEngland the national lead for Visitor Economy, awarded Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status to Marketing Manchester. This was as a result of Marketing Manchester's 25 year record of delivering economic benefit to Greater Manchester and leading the visitor economy. Marketing Manchester is the only LVEP for Greater Manchester. * The supplier is the only Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Greater Manchester. A destination Management Organisation leads on engaging with complex stakeholders across private sector and public sector, including; Local Authorities, Visitor Economy and Frontier Sector private businesses, working with these stakeholders to drive growth across Greater Manchester. * The marketing agency that supports Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service Limited ("MIDAS"), Manchester's inward investment agency, in the delivery of promotion focusing on GM Frontier Sectors. This includes delivery of digital, innovation and green campaigns and supporting international business development activity and missions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040680
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028739-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,756,750 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Sam Pickles
Contact Email
procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1616084120

Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M27 8US
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton Park
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MARKETING MANCHESTER

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