Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1635 Research into Emerging Drug Trends across Greater Manchester
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking to commission a service to provide analytical testing of substances of concern, and research into emerging drug trends across the city region.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) co-ordinates a Drugs Intelligence System to provide up to date information on drug use across Greater Manchester including emerging risks, drug alerts, and information on drug related deaths.
The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to renew for two further 12-month periods.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 sub-criteria (1)
- Quality, Price & Social Value: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality, Price & Social Value: The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most advantageous tender in line with the published award criteria and scoring methodology. A following award criteria will be used to assess tenders; Part 1 - Bidder Information (Pass/Fail) Part 2 - Suitability Questions & Equality and Diversity (Pass/Fail) Part 3 - Quality: Technical Questions (80%) and Social Value (15%) Part 4 - Price (5%). A full breakdown of the award criteria, including any sub-criteria, can be found in the procurement documentation which is available to all potential bidders via The Chest (DN797535).
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Dec 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA 1635- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080788- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f128Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are stated in contract of service document. This can be accessed via the Chest portal www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.
All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published326 days ago8 Dec 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by315 days ago19 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline292 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by252 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts244 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 16:33 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.
- Technical specifications All tenders documents can only be accessed via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ For new suppliers please register via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender