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GMCA 1699 Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

17 Sep 2026 at 16:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 May 2026 at 16:47

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

20 May 2026 at 14:36

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

05 May 2026 at 15:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

08 Apr 2026 at 16:47

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Feb 2026 at 13:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured engineering project manager support for the development and contract management of solar design-and-build projects. The requirement supports regional decarbonisation and follows a feasibility study that identified 10 suitable rooftop and ground-mounted solar sites across the Greater Manchester Waste Estate. The work is intended to help Greater Manchester Waste reduce on-site electricity demand, with potential surplus generation exported to or procured for use by the wider public sector estate. The service covers progressing the solar opportunity through delivery, including managing the engineering, design and build arrangements. It is a professional engineering and research and development consultancy service, delivered across the Greater Manchester and wider public-sector estate in England. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. Nineteen bids were received, including 15 from SMEs. BEYOND CONSULT LTD was awarded the contract on 16 September 2026 for £43,010 excluding VAT (£51,612 including VAT). The awarded contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 June 2027, with renewal and extension options allowing a maximum end date of 18 June 2029. The wider procurement was estimated at £820,000 excluding VAT (£984,000 including VAT), with a maximum period ending 30 April 2030. Evaluation weighted technical questions at 55%, price at 35% and social value at 10%. The contract includes an option to extend by one year to April 2030, subject to mutual agreement and the contract terms.

This award demonstrates demand from Greater Manchester Combined Authority for specialist project management of public-sector solar programmes, rather than only for the physical installation of solar equipment. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need to show engineering project management capability, experience taking renewable-energy schemes from feasibility through design and build, and the ability to manage contractors, technical interfaces, delivery risks and contract performance across multiple sites. The buyer’s identified pipeline involved both rooftop and ground-mounted solar on waste-estate assets, with possible use of surplus generation by the wider public sector. Bidders would also need to present strong technical responses and demonstrate measurable social value, since these factors together carried greater evaluation weight than price. The successful supplier was an SME consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GMCA 1699 Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management

Notice Description

GMCA has been working with partners to identify appropriate sites for energy generation as part of our regional decarbonisation activities. In 2023, GMCA commissioned a feasibility study to assess opportunities across the GM Waste Estate and identified 10 suitable sites for rooftop and ground-mounted solar. This presents an opportunity for GM Waste to invest and reduce their onsite power demand. However, there is significantly more solar capacity potential than these sites require creating an opportunity for export into the wider public sector estate and GMCA is interested in co-investing or procuring this power for their own use. GMCA sought support from potential suppliers to progress this work through to delivery by providing Engineering Project Manager Support. The project is split into 2 contingent parts as the number of sites taken forward in Part 2 for investment will depend upon the outputs from Part 1. Contract Duration: Part 1: 6-8 months, Part 2: 2 years Extension Options: Option to extend 1 year to April 2030 Maximum Contract Value.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extension is permissible via mutual agreement and subject to contract terms.

Planning Information

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e79c27b6-b610-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 Please see opportunity as advertised on the CHEST via link above.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a14
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088365-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£820,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£820,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£43,010 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 6EU
Postcode Area
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Beyond Consult Ltd

Further Information

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