Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 2201 NW Regional Children’s Services Contract
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth West Association of Directors of Children’s Services (NWADCS), representing the 24 North West local authorities, have a long track record of collaborative contracting for childrens services.
Under new arrangements hosted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) NWADCS are introducing a new contract to allow the North West authorities a route to purchase services for children including; alternative provision, family assessment centres, foster care, residential, SEND schools and colleges, and supported accommodation.
The procurement exercise aims to establish an open framework designed to improve provider and local authority experience in relation to the purchasing of these services for children. Additional anticipated outcomes include
Reduced duplication in procurement activity across the region.
Improved transparency and oversight.
Better understanding of sufficiency.
Improved approach to pricing and uplifts.
Local and sub regional collaboration.
Following extensive pre-market engagement activity prior to the lead authority being identified the approach to contract development will focus on engagement with local authorities and providers and the experiences of children and young people using these services.
CPV: Social work and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Aug 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “GMCA 2201 NW Regional Children’s Services Contract” is a framework — the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice — call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 19:38 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 19:38 BST
- Authority reference
GMCA 2201- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095436- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078441Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today8 Oct 2026, 19:38 BST
- Tender notice expectedin 144 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 296 days1 Aug 2027
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026- Pipeline notice published8 Oct 2026, 19:38 BSTUK1
- First planning notice published8 Oct 2026, 19:38 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender