GMCA 1800 - Copilot Playbook

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£49,999published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Manchester Metropolitan University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The development of an effectiveness and value maximisation runbook to move from simple usage to advanced, productivity-enhanced adoption of Copilot across all organisations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: 20 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT
Last source update: 20 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT
Authority reference: GMCA 1800
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025696
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06702d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £49,9991 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Manchester Metropolitan University	£49,999 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

GMCA 1800 - Copilot Playbook · Manchester Metropolitan University
Signed
22 Jan 2026
Value
£49,999
Period
1 Mar 2026 – 24 May 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGBN-3897-ZLVDGB-UKPRN: 10004180 Ormond Building, Manchester, North West, M15 6BXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Mar 2026, 11:54 GMT