Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 2163 - Creative Industries - GM Creative Consortium - member recruitment
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£27,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Anderson Quigley Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) sought to procure a specialist recruitment agency to design and deliver an independent, transparent and inclusive recruitment process for the Greater Manchester Creative Consortium. Services include recruitment planning, outreach, applicant management, eligibility checks, longlisting and shortlisting support, moderation support, reporting, and onboarding support. Based on the supplier's quotation, GMCA have appointed Anderson Quigley.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
79600000 Recruitment services
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092151- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d10Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £27,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quigley LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Anderson Quigley LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £27,500
- Period
- 19 Aug 2026 — 20 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Sept 2026, 09:36 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANDERSON QUIGLEY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender