Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1984 Provision of Greater Manchester Faith and Belief Advisory Panel Facilitation
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCA is seeking to award a Contact for the provision of Faith and Belief Panel Services.
The Greater Manchester Equality Panels have been established to advise, support and challenge Greater Manchester's political leaders and policy-makers to tackle the discrimination and disadvantage that cause injustice and inequality in society, and champion Greater Manchester as an inclusive city-region.
They do this by working together with the GMCA and partners to:
- Provide insight into Greater Manchester's diverse communities, enabling political leaders and public bodies to listen and engage in a more targeted and effective way
- Communicate key messages to our communities as trusted sources
- Codesign policies, programmes and strategies to ensure they work effectively for communities
- Support an asset-based approach, highlighting new opportunities (and challenges) for positive collaboration that build on the resources and strengths within our communities
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£174,576
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality: The tender is evaluated on the basis of answers to Quality questions only.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 11:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA 1984- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066941- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc3aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All Tenders must be submitted through The Chest, the North West Procurement portal, and can be accessed using the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published103 days ago15 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
- Clarification questions by89 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 11:26 BST
- Award decision expected by20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 6 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published4 Sept 2026, 11:26 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete4 Sept 2026, 11:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 1 Sept 2026 | CancelledLack of compliant bids |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender