--- title: "Readiness Checks of Greater Manchester Combined Authority and West Midlands Combined Authority" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04569c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04569c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04569c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04569c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES" published: "2024-05-01" --- # Readiness Checks of Greater Manchester Combined Authority and West Midlands Combined Authority Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04569c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04569c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04569c.json) ## Summary The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is inviting tenders for the "Readiness Checks of Greater Manchester Combined Authority and West Midlands Combined Authority," focusing on evaluation consultancy services. The procurement process is currently in an active status, aiming to assess the readiness of the MCAs for single departmental style settlements. Key dates include the tender period ending on May 24, 2024, and the bid opening at the same date. The location is in the United Kingdom, with a contract value of £110,000 for a 12-week duration. This tender provides an opportunity for consultancy businesses specializing in evaluation services to compete for a contract with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Businesses with expertise in developing readiness checks criteria, designing information-gathering approaches, and producing assessment reports are well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The open procedure and clear submission method details ensure transparency and accessibility for interested bidders aiming to support the readiness assessment of the MCAs. ## Notice The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) ("The Contracting Authority") invites tenders to provide input and execute external readiness checks of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the West Midlands Combined Authority (together, "the MCAs") to provide assurance of readiness for the 'single settlement' At Spring Budget 2023, the UK Government (HMG) announced the trailblazer devolution deals with the MCAs and set out its commitment to implement single departmental style settlements ('single settlements') for the MCAs at the next Spending Review (SR). The Single Settlements will reform the way HMG provides grant funding to the MCAs, replacing multiple different funding streams with a single allocation. The goal is to increase the MCAs autonomy, ability to prioritise decisions locally, and ability to reprioritise across its own budgets. In November 2023, HM Treasury published a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out the principles under which the single settlements with the MCAs will be agreed and implemented. A further annex was then published at Spring Budget 2024. The main objective of the contract is to produce readiness for settlement via readiness checks to confirm that MCAs can perform the required new functions or have robust plans that will enable them to be performed at the appropriate time. Services to be provided include, but are not limited to: - Developing Readiness Checks Criteria - Designing the approach to gathering the information relevant to MCA readiness, working with the MCAs - Developing a report The contract duration will be for a period of 12 weeks. Start date TBC. ### Lot Information Lot 1 As detailed in the procurement documents. You can access the procurement documents by registering on the e-Sourcing portal https://mhclg.force.com/login Once you have clicked to register your interest, you then need to navigate to 'My Proposals and Quotes' where you should have visibility of the documents. Under the Document tab within the procurement project record, the documents are listed and can be downloaded. If you have any issues with accessing the portal or password resets then please contact Atamis directly at support@atamis.co.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014098-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 24 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £110,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4DF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services ## Release History - 1 May 2024 at 14:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014098-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://mhclg.force.com/login - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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