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title: "GMCA 1958 Technical Support for Delivery (Energy/Design)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
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# GMCA 1958 Technical Support for Delivery (Energy/Design)

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1a

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority commissioned technical support for net zero energy and design delivery across Greater Manchester. The service provides environmental planning advice to local planning authorities on energy statements and planning applications, helping improve consistency, decision-making and resilience to challenge. It also covers briefings, training and engagement for developers, planning consultants and energy specialists; support for volume housebuilders, SME developers and regeneration partners; and alignment with Homes England on investment, grant conditions and land disposal. The supplier is also expected to engage registered providers of affordable housing on adopting net zero standards, managing costs, funding bids and programme delivery. The main service category is environmental planning (CPV 90712000), delivered in the UK.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold procedure with the method recorded as unknown. One lot was awarded to Levitt Bernstein Associates Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 24 August 2026, with delivery running from 24 August 2026 to 1 July 2027. The contract value is £59,400 excluding VAT and £71,280 including VAT. The contracting authority is Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The procurement covers services rather than goods or works, and the award relates to the full single-lot requirement. The published outcome identifies one selected supplier and an active contract; no separate evaluation weighting or scoring basis is stated in the procurement data.

This requirement shows demand for a specialist consultancy able to combine environmental planning with practical net zero delivery in the housing and regeneration sector. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to advise planning authorities on energy statements and applications, understand how to reduce challenge risk and planning friction, and translate net zero expectations into workable guidance for developers and consultants. The work also rewards capability in training, industry engagement, stakeholder coordination and delivery support for both major housebuilders and smaller developers. Experience of working with Homes England, registered providers, grant conditions, land disposal and affordable housing funding would be relevant. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that a focused specialist consultancy can deliver this type of multi-stakeholder public sector support.

## Notice

Scope of Service: * Planning Application Support: Provide technical advice to Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) on energy statements and planning applications to improve consistency, robustness, and decision-making speed while reducing challenge risk. * Industry Engagement & Capacity Building: Deliver briefings, training, and engagement for developers, planning consultants, and energy specialists to clarify net zero expectations, improve submissions, and reduce planning friction. * Market Readiness & Delivery Support: Support key delivery partners, including volume housebuilders, SME developers, and regeneration partners, to prepare for net zero requirements, reduce viability disputes, and speed compliant delivery at scale. * Strategic Partner Alignment (Homes England): Engage Homes England to align investment, grant conditions, and land disposal with Greater Manchester's net zero standards. * Affordable Housing Sector Support: Engage Registered Providers to support early adoption of net zero standards, manage cost pressures, and align funding bids and programme delivery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087293-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 1 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £59,400 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Levitt Bernstein Associates |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90712000 - Environmental planning

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 13:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087293-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087293-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.levittbernstein.co.uk/

## Provenance

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