Notice Information
Notice Title
Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM
Notice Description
This procurement was awarded for a strategic delivery partner for the GM Good Lives Programme. The Strategic Partner will focus on equipping GM leaders, front-line professionals, and community groups with the ability to work together in new ways to achieve the GM Live Well ambition. At its core this will act as a key enabler in the drive towards a culture of prevention across the workforce and growing confidence and capacity in leadership that has a system shifting capability. This will include the partner co-designing capabilities with key leaders passionate about transformational change, removing siloed working, grounding solutions in reality, and sharing evidence-based learning on what works for further improvement. Pre market engagement was not undertaken however the GMCA held a market engagement session to support the market through the tender process. The Awarded contract was PS420,000 for year one with options to extend for 2x 12 month periods at an annual cost of 500K per extension. Extensions will only be approved on successful completion of contract deliverables and GMCA funding approvals
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract can be extended based upon GMCA budget approval and successful completion of pervious term
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051395
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072489-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,420,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,420,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £420,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 22 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Nov 2025 - 5 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072489-2025
10th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042543-2025
23rd July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021472-2025
14th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021445-2025
14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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