Official UK procurement notice
GMCA Legal Services for Good Growth Fund and Regeneration Projects Framework
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCA, acting as a central purchasing body on behalf of GMCA Group organisations and participating Greater Manchester public sector authorities, intends to establish a multi-supplier legal services framework for the provision of specialist legal advice and support in relation to regeneration, infrastructure, place-making, housing, transport, economic development and associated major projects.
The framework is expected to provide access to a range of legal disciplines including, but not limited to, commercial, property, planning, construction, development, procurement, subsidy control, governance, compulsory purchase, highways and related dispute resolution matters.
The framework is intended to support both high-value strategic regeneration programmes and associated legal workstreams across participating authorities.
The Contracting Authority is a national leader for the devolution agenda and key to this is delivery of the GM growth ambition in an effective and efficient manner. It is therefore looking for partner firms who identify with leading national ambition and want to be part of this innovative commission.
The Contracting Authority anticipates appointing multiple legal service providers to work together with the collective ambition of delivering growth in Greater Manchester and expects the framework to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, innovation, social value and strengthen public sector in-house legal teams across Greater Manchester.
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 10 yrs from 1 Jun 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
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
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Authority reference
GMCA 1715- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df42
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
- —
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published46 days ago7 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago21 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Market engagementin 19 days12 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Interested suppliers are invited to complete the PME questionnaire by noon on Monday 12th October 2026. Responses will be used to inform the final procurement strategy, specification, lot structure and commercial approach. The questionnaire can only be accessed via: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ more…
Chest project ref: DN829148 (GMCA Legal Services for Good Growth Fund and Regeneration Projects Framework) Suppliers submitting questionnaire responses may be invited to participate in a supplier roundtable GMCA representatives in November or December 2026 (date, location and timings TBC via The Chest). The purpose of the roundtable is to serve as an open forum to discuss the framework in more detail and answer any bidder clarification questions. GMCA will decide whether this is required based on questionnaire feedback. Participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise is voluntary and is not a prerequisite for participation in any future procurement process. The opportunity to tender will remain open to all suppliers meeting the requirements set out in the future tender notice and procurement documents. - Tender notice expectedin 81 days12 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 251 days1 Jun 2027, 01:00 BST
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
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Sept 2026, 10:39 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published27 Aug 2026, 15:52 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published7 Aug 2026, 14:37 BSTUK1
Published amendments (1)
Title
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender