---
title: "GMCA 1745 Foster for Greater Manchester"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e51e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-14"
---

# GMCA 1745 Foster for Greater Manchester

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e51e

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority procured a customer relationship management (CRM) system for its fostering service. The system is intended to store information, track enquiries through to approval and manage the recruitment process. This is an IT services requirement covering software development, implementation, support and related consulting. Delivery spans the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The public-sector buyer is Greater Manchester Combined Authority, based in Manchester. The requirement is relevant to suppliers providing CRM platforms or tailored case-management systems, particularly those able to support enquiry management, approval workflows, recruitment administration and secure information handling for a public authority’s fostering operations.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in an award to Constellia Public Limited, based in London. The contract was signed on 9 July 2026 and is active, with a value of £50,943.59. The route was a below-threshold limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, using a direct award. The procurement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded. The single lot was described as a below-threshold direct award and is marked cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active. The process rationale was that the procurement fell below the applicable threshold and outside the scope of the relevant directive.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Greater Manchester Combined Authority for a focused CRM and recruitment-management capability rather than a broad technology transformation. A credible future competitor would need a system that can maintain structured customer and applicant information, log and progress enquiries, support approval stages and manage recruitment workflows in one environment. Suppliers should be able to explain how their platform can be configured for fostering services and public-sector governance, with dependable support and implementation capability across a UK-wide operating context. The requirement was met through a direct award and attracted one bid, indicating that demonstrable fit, clear pricing and confidence in delivery may be important when this buyer next considers a comparable system.

## Notice

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System used to store information, track enquiries through to approval and manage the recruitment process.

### Procurement Information

Below threshold procurement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077892-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,943 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | 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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Constellia Public Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 20:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077892-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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