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GMCA1996 Innovation Ecosystem Navigation Service

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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Planning

02 Nov 2026 at 14:03

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Greater Manchester Combined Authority intends to commission an Innovation Ecosystem Navigation Service across Greater Manchester. The service will identify businesses innovating in key sectors and technologies where the area has strengths to develop innovation-focused clusters. It will help those businesses create plans to commercialise their innovations and bring ideas to market, then connect them with relevant support across Greater Manchester’s innovation ecosystem. This is a business support and innovation consultancy service, rather than a purchase of goods or construction works. Delivery is intended to cover Greater Manchester.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the authority has set out its intention to buy the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open procedure. The authority’s indicative timetable gives 4 December 2026 as the expected date for a further notice. The planned contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028, with an option to extend up to 31 March 2030. The procurement is arranged as one lot. No budget or estimated contract value is stated in the available planning information, and no evaluation criteria or participation requirements are set out here.

The planned service is likely to suit firms with experience in innovation support, business commercialisation and ecosystem navigation. Relevant suppliers would be able to identify and engage businesses developing innovations in priority sectors or technologies, help them shape practical routes to market, and connect them with appropriate specialist support. Knowledge of Greater Manchester’s business and innovation networks would be useful for making those connections, alongside the ability to work across different technologies and sectors. The work calls for a provider able to support businesses from identifying their innovation through to planning commercialisation, rather than delivering a single technical product. The authority’s stated aim is to accelerate commercialisation and strengthen innovation-focused clusters in areas where Greater Manchester has technological and sector strengths.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GMCA1996 Innovation Ecosystem Navigation Service

Notice Description

To seek a provider to deliver the Innovation Ecosystem Navigation Service across Greater Manchester. The aim of this programme is to provide access to highly specialist innovation support that accelerates the commercialisation of innovations where GM has the technological and sector strengths to create innovation-focussed clusters. The programme will identify GM businesses who are innovating in key sectors/technologies, supporting them to develop a commercialisation plan to get their ideas to market, and connecting. them with the correct support from GM's developed innovation ecosystem.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103761-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Nov 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

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