Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1633 GM Residents' Survey
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA contract for the provision of GM Residents' survey to inform and evaluate delivery of our current Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS) and support its ongoing development and monitoring.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Market-testing services · Performance review services · Public-opinion polling services · Social research services · Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: The quality weighting is split between: Technical 70% and Social Value 15% - Total of 85%. Social Value submission needs to be done via Social Value Portal.
- Price: Pricing Schedule - This is allocated 15% weighting
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2028
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 14:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 May 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA 1633- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023718- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06616bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All documents regarding this opportunity can be found on the e-tendering portal Chest:
The GMCA id for this project is GMCA 1633 and Chest id is DN809157.
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published230 days ago3 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMT
- Market engagement224 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Pre Market Engagement will take place via Teams on Monday 09.03.2026 from 9.30-10.30am.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: teams.microsoft.com/meet/33283365277946 ↗
Meeting ID: 332 833 652 779 46
Passcode: 9hR3Cx3P
- Tender notice published217 days ago16 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by196 days ago6 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline188 days ago15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by144 days ago28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends130 days ago11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts111 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published71 days ago10 Aug 2026, 14:10 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:26 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST16 Mar 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 11:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2026, 11:31 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Aug 2026, 14:10 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMG Research LimitedSME1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2028Extensions: A single 9 months extension is available | £315,875 | 26 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BMG Research LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £315,875
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 months extension available
No agreed KPIs: Not necessary
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BMG RESEARCH LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender