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GMCA 1633 GM Residents' Survey

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

10 Aug 2026 at 14:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

01 Jun 2026 at 11:31

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

16 Mar 2026 at 16:31

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

03 Mar 2026 at 16:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greater Manchester Combined Authority commissioned a Greater Manchester residents’ survey to inform, evaluate and monitor delivery of the current Greater Manchester Strategy and support its ongoing development. The requirement covers public-opinion polling, social research, market testing and performance review services. Work is delivered across Greater Manchester. The buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, based in Manchester. This is a public-sector research and insight requirement rather than a general communications or consultancy contract: relevant suppliers are those able to design and run resident surveys, gather reliable evidence from the public, and turn findings into useful evaluation and strategy-monitoring insight for a combined authority.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BMG RESEARCH LTD following an open procedure. Three final-stage bids were received, all from SMEs. The award was made on 26 May 2026, for £315,875 excluding VAT (£379,050 including VAT). The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, with the recorded maximum end date of 30 April 2028. A single extension is available. Evaluation weighted quality at 85%—technical quality 70% and social value 15%—and price at 15%. The requirement was one lot, considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. English is the submission language.

This award demonstrates established demand from Greater Manchester for recurring resident research that supports strategy evaluation and public-sector decision-making. A credible future competitor would need end-to-end public-opinion polling and social research capability, including survey design, sampling, fieldwork across Greater Manchester and robust analysis of resident views. Experience of evaluating public strategies, monitoring performance and presenting findings in a form that informs ongoing policy development would be directly relevant. Suppliers should also be able to address technical quality convincingly and evidence meaningful social value, since these together formed most of the evaluation. The requirement was explicitly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, and all three final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that specialist smaller research businesses can compete for work of this type.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GMCA 1633 GM Residents' Survey

Notice Description

A contract for the provision of GM Residents' survey to inform and evaluate delivery of our current Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS) and support its ongoing development and monitoring.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extension is available, for up to 9 months.

Planning Information

The Pre Market Engagement will take place via Teams on Monday 09.03.2026 from 9.30-10.30am. Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33283365277946?p=lhp9bCMBPpdtIrodsO Meeting ID: 332 833 652 779 46 Passcode: 9hR3Cx3P

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06616b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075761-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

79311000 - Survey services

79312000 - Market-testing services

79313000 - Performance review services

79315000 - Social research services

79320000 - Public-opinion polling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£315,875 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£315,875 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
2028-04-01

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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BMG RESEARCH LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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