Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1862 Parent And Carer Support Services
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit wishes to commission a service for parents and carers (guardians) designed to strengthen their resilience and provide the confidence, skills, and knowledge necessary to address concerns effectively.
- No preliminary market engagement: The service specification is well developed and provider market well understood. Procurement carried out under Light Touch Regime.
CPV: Administrative social services · Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work services without accommodation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,425,000
- Economic & financial standing
Joint and several liability.
- Technical & professional ability
See GMCA 1862 Service Specification.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality inclusive of Social Value 90%
- Price: Price 10%
- Economic & financial standing
Joint and several liability.
- Technical & professional ability
See GMCA 1862 Service Specification.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 09:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA 1862- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017013- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c5dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
See Invitation to Tender documentation.
- Risks
See Invitation to Tender documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submissions must be submitted via the The Chest e-tendering platform at:
Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published242 days ago25 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago18 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline214 days ago25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent152 days ago27 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published145 days ago3 Jun 2026, 09:47 BST
- Standstill ends132 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Tender notice published25 Feb 2026, 15:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Jun 2026, 09:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2026, 09:47 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OASIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 2x 12 months extensions are available | £1,425,000 | 27 May 2026standstill to 15 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 12 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OASIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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