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title: "GMCA 1221 Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) Service Evaluation Partner"
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# GMCA 1221 Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) Service Evaluation Partner

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a85cbd5-3d9f-41c3-bbe9-44b8022efcde

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded a contract to Ipsos (market research) Limited to serve as the evaluation partner for the Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) project. This project falls under the Business services category, specifically law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV: 79000000). The evaluation will cover a period from the programme's go-live between October and December 2024 until January 2027, with the final report published by March 2027. The contract, valued at £172,566, commenced on 30th November 2024 and will conclude on 31st March 2027. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure, ensuring transparency and competitiveness.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in evaluation services, particularly those with extensive experience in longitudinal studies and policy assessment. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in performance measurement, value for money assessments, and the scalability of pilot activities to influence both local and national policies would be well-suited to compete. Collaborative work with local authorities and other delivery partners is expected, enabling the selected business to build strong networks and contribute to impactful policy and funding decisions in Greater Manchester and potentially at a national level.

## Notice

GMCA seeks the appointment of an evaluation partner whose role it will be to carry out an end-to-end, longitudinal evaluation of GM's IWP project, alongside a literature review of in-work progression in GM and nationally. The IWP project is expected to go live between October and December 2024 and will operate until January 2027. The contract of the evaluation partner will end in March 2027 to account for final data gathering and publication of final report. The partner will be expected to engage with the GMCA and each of the local authority delivery providers at the point of the programme's go live in order to finalise an evaluation plan and monitoring framework. The intention is for the commissioner, local authorities (and where applicable other delivery partners) and evaluation partner to work collaboratively . The GMCA considers evaluation and performance measurement to be a critical enabler in making informed and intelligence led decisions. With this information, we aim to determine whether the provision makes a tangible difference. The evaluation will be used to determine future investment decisions in in-work progression programmes in Greater Manchester and aim to influence local and national policy and funding decisions. The evaluation partner will be expected to work closely with the local authorities and any other delivery partners. All outputs from the evaluation must be fit to influence both local (GM) and national policy and be fit for stakeholder and public consumption. This includes a requirement to maximise learning arising from the programme in relation to how different levels of system and service level integration impact on programme-level outcomes. As such, the evaluation partner will be expected to have demonstrable awareness of the factors that government - including but not limited to HM Treasury - would take into account when considering the efficacy, value for money, and wider application/scalability of pilot activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c99d82-b1d4-4817-9735-3600f723f674 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £172,566 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2024 at 13:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c99d82-b1d4-4817-9735-3600f723f674
- 30 Sep 2024 at 16:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfd568fb-f510-456e-9275-f53890cbc11d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c99d82-b1d4-4817-9735-3600f723f674
  27th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfd568fb-f510-456e-9275-f53890cbc11d
  30th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/

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