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title: "GMCA 1171 Marketing Manchester Business Plan 2024-25"
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# GMCA 1171 Marketing Manchester Business Plan 2024-25

Buyer: GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b4200bdc-350d-40bf-a4f1-8c26df896dad

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## Summary

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has awarded the contract for the "GMCA 1171 Marketing Manchester Business Plan 2024-25". This procurement process, now in the "Award" stage, is valued at £1,757,000 and is designed to offer strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activities to elevate Greater Manchester's profile on multiple levels. The industry category is "Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security". The contract period spans from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, with Marketing Manchester serving as the supplier. This open procedure tender was fully concluded by the end of March 2024.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for firms specialising in high-level marketing, strategic communications, and consulting services. While the award favours larger organisations over SMEs and VCSEs, businesses adept in marketing and communications can benefit from enhanced visibility and potential networking with key stakeholders in Greater Manchester. The streamlined and transparent open procedure further enhances the attractiveness of this procurement opportunity for suitable large-scale enterprises.

## Notice

This contract makes available PS1,757,000 to Marketing Manchester, made up of their annual core funding (PS377,000) and the Retained Business Rates allocation approved in March 2024 (PS1,380,000). The overarching objective of this programme of work is for Marketing Manchester to provide strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activity to raise the profile of Greater Manchester on a regional, national and international basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20672ec-74e3-4542-ad73-2e72c32756e4 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,757,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,757,000 |
| 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 | MARKETING MANCHESTER |

## 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

- 7 Oct 2024 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20672ec-74e3-4542-ad73-2e72c32756e4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e20672ec-74e3-4542-ad73-2e72c32756e4
  7th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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