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GMCA 1634 Support for the Social Economy Evaluation

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BuyerGreater Manchester Combined Authority
StatusAwarded
Deadline26 Jan 2026
Value£50,000
Published25 Mar 2026

What is being bought

GMCA are seeking a partner to evaluate the Support for the Social Economy Programme. This programme was commissioned in 2023 with the intention of providing a new digital front door to support Social Economy businesses, and to provide specialist support where gaps in existing provision are identified. The evaluation partner will deliver three main outputs for this contract: - An evaluation framework - An Evaluation Report - Guiding principles for future commissioning Page 2 to 5 The intention for the activity will be to answer the overarching research question of 'what lessons from this programme can inform future commissioning and provision of support for Greater Manchester's social economy?'

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Statuscomplete

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Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£46,050

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Latest release timestampWed Mar 25 2026 16:26:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Notice history

DateEventReference
25 Mar 2026award, contract027511-2026
19 Dec 2025tender084987-2025

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