Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 24 Jun 2026, 17:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMCA 1665 Digital Knowledge and AI Apprenticeships

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Digital Knowledge and AI Apprenticeships

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · Greater Manchester

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jun 2026, 17:03 BST
Last source update: 24 Jun 2026, 17:03 BST
Authority reference: GMCA 1665
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059605
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bc92 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Use of Framework to Call off the Direct Award contract

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 059605-2026-1 · MULTIVERSE GROUP LIMITED
Signed
1 Feb 2026
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M16EUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Courts of JusticeReview body Manchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Multiverse Group LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10027474 2 Eastbourne Terrace, 5th And 6th Floors, London, United Kingdom,, London, UK, W2 6LG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.