Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1699 Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCA has been working with partners to identify appropriate sites for energy generation as part of our regional decarbonisation activities.
In 2023, GMCA commissioned a feasibility study to assess opportunities across the GM Waste Estate and identified 10 suitable sites for rooftop and ground-mounted solar. This presents an opportunity for GM Waste to invest and reduce their onsite power demand. However, there is significantly more solar capacity potential than these sites require creating an opportunity for export into the wider public sector estate and GMCA is interested in co-investing or procuring this power for their own use.
GMCA sought support from potential suppliers to progress this work through to delivery by providing Engineering Project Manager Support.
The project is split into 2 contingent parts as the number of sites taken forward in Part 2 for investment will depend upon the outputs from Part 1. Contract Duration: Part 1: 6-8 months, Part 2: 2 years Extension Options: Option to extend 1 year to April 2030 Maximum Contract Value.
CPV: Engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£820,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questions: 55%
- Price: 35%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Questions
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Feb 2026, 13:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA1699- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032114- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a14Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Search project reference GMCA 1699
Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management
Timeline
23 Feb 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published244 days ago23 Feb 2026, 13:03 GMT
- Market engagement233 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Please see opportunity as advertised on the CHEST via link above.
- Tender notice published200 days ago8 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Clarification questions by166 days ago12 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline137 days ago10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by110 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts91 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago17 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
Notice history
14 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Feb 2026, 13:03 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Deadline published: 26 May 2026, 13:00 BST8 Apr 2026, 16:47 BST
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 15:27 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST5 May 2026, 15:27 BST+0 days · was 26 May 2026, 13:00 BST
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 14:36 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST20 May 2026, 14:36 BST+6 days · was 26 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST29 May 2026, 16:47 BST+9 days · was 1 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2026, 16:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
Tender submission time was originally stated on the UK4 Notice as 1pm 26th May 2026. This is incorrect and should have been 12 noon 26th May 2026 Submission time on UK4 has been updated to reflect the tender documents
The submission deadline has been extended.
Please be aware that this project submission deadline has been extended to 10/06/26 12:00
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 5 May 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 8 Apr 2026
- 2026-02: 1 release · 23 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Consult LtdSME19 Oct 2026 – 18 Jun 2027 · up to 18 Jun 2029Extensions: Part 1 Contract Duration: 6-8 months Part 2 Extension options: 2 years Extension Options Option to extend: 1 year to April 2030 Maximum Contract Value. Maximum Contract extension of 3 years total. · Options: Option to extend: 1 year to April 2030 Maximum Contract Value. | £43,010 | 16 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BEYOND CONSULT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender 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