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Published 22 Sept 2026, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMCA 874.3 School Eco Refill Programme (Wave 4)

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £150k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking suppliers capable of delivering a school-based refill and reuse programme that helps reduce single-use plastic waste by enabling pupils, staff and the wider community to refill products rather than purchasing single-use plastic packaging.

The programme should support Greater Manchester schools to establish and operate a refill offer, helping pupils develop enterprise, leadership and practical workplace skills whilst encouraging more sustainable habits and behaviours.

Suppliers should provide training, resources, ongoing support, monitoring and evaluation throughout the programme.

Through this market engagement exercise, GMCA is seeking to understand the level of market interest, existing delivery experience and the capacity of suppliers to deliver a programme of this nature.

CPV: Environmental training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr) · up to 3 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Extensions
Extension options published
80540000 Environmental training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 11:01 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 11:01 BST
Authority reference
GMCA 874.3
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental training services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077733

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    22 Sept 2026, 11:01 BST
  2. Market engagementin 6 days
    29 Sept 2026, 00:59 BSTThere are two stages to this preliminary market engagement exercise: 1) Bidders are to express their interest in this opportunity by emailing: [email protected] 2) Interested bidders will receive a questionnaire (via email) to complete. Further instructions will be contained in the questionnaire.
  3. Contract startsin 100 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

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

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 11:01 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EU [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure