Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 874.2 School Eco Refill Pilot - Wave 3
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedGMCA 874.3 School Eco Refill Programme (Wave 4)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupport from Pupils Profit to undertake a third wave of Eco Refill Shops in 21 Greater Manchester Schools. The service includes:
- Training resources to help children create a business plan, allocate job roles, and learn how to operate the shop. There is no need for safeguarding and DBS checks as all training is conducted by the school teaching staff online.
- A starter pack of refill products to kick start the shops operation.
- Help with data collection and reporting. There is no requirement for personal data. All research is conducted by the schools and personal data is not requested.
The schools in this cohort will also have access to the new ECO Refill Shop Online Platform.
Outline Programme:
Winter Term: Enterprise Training completed, and Refill Products received. Launch when ready.
Spring/Summer Term: ECO Refill Shops trade once a month, or more frequently.
Autumn/Winter Term: Teams hand on to new cohorts as needed in the new school year, and continue to trade once a month, or more frequently.
An exemption (sole supplier and value for money) was used as the route to market in line with the PA23 regulations and consitution.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMT
- Authority reference
GMCA 874.2- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004262- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06087fFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:26 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils Profit | £46,395 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Pupils Profit
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2025
- Value
- £46,395
- Period
- 12 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pupils ProfitAwarded 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