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Published 10 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMCA1209 - Our Pass Promotion and Exclusives Service

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£1,623,500≈ £812k / year · £1,948,200 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 27 May 2025awarded 11 Jul 2025
Awarded to The Growth Company Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The GMCA has undertaken an Open Above-Threshold tender process under the Procurement Act 2023 for the delivery of the Our Pass Promotion and Exclusives.

Our Pass Promotion and Exclusives is a suite of services that underpin the Our Pass travel offer, working alongside GMCA and TfGM to ensure that Our Pass is connected to and embedded within our growing offer of services for young people across GM.

There are four main strands to delivery of the Our Pass Exclusives and Promotion service:

  • Sourcing and Managing Our Pass Exclusives
  • Engagement and Promotion for Our Pass and Our Pass Exclusives
  • Management of digital products
  • Working with stakeholders

The contract period will be for 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments). It is intended for the contract to commence on the 28th of July, 2025.

The maximum budget available for the initial period of 2 years is £792,000 excluding VAT.

The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments). The value of the first extension period is up to £414,000 (exc. VAT) and the value of the second extension period is up to £426,500 (exc. VAT).

Therefore, the estimated total value of the contract, including all optional extension periods, is up to a maximum of £1,623,500 excluding VAT.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,623,500
Contract period: 28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 27 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,623,500 exc. VAT · £1,948,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments). The value of the first extension covering the period of 28/07/2027 - 27/07/2028 is up to £414,000 (exc. VAT). The value of the second extension covering the period of 28/07/2028 - 27/07/2029 is up to £426,500 (exc. VAT).
92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services98000000 Other community, social and personal services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Social value: 25%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Sourcing and Managing Exclusives: 20%
  • Promotional Activity: 15%
  • User Engagement: 10%
  • Management of Delivery: 15%
  • Performance management and reporting: 10%
  • Value for Money: 5%
  • Social Media: 10%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Sourcing and Managing Exclusives
  • Promotional Activity
  • Social Media
  • User Engagement
  • Management of Delivery
  • Performance management and reporting
  • Value for Money
  • Social Value

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 4 Jul 2025
Authority reference
GMCA1209
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017705
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal servicesRecreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05008c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All quotations must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗.

The Chest reference for this opportunity is DN771226.

All responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, quotations received in any other way will be rejected.

Timeline

10 Apr 2025 → 10 Nov 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST
  2. Market engagement
    22 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    GMCA are inviting feedback from potential suppliers for the Our Pass Promotion and Exclusives service. In the published document (found at the link below), you will find a description of the service, indicative details of the procurement process and a set of questions we are looking for potential bidders/suppliers to complete and return to inform the final design of the procurement.

    The deadline for returning your response to this pre-market engagement exercise is 5pm on Tuesday 22nd of April. Responses should be returned via the Chest.

    procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

  3. Next notice expected
    25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    20 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent
    11 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends
    23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract starts
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published344 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 13:07 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £1,623,500
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
    was £1,520,000
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
  6. Deadline published: 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    11 Jul 2025, 14:45 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 12:53 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 10 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,623,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Growth Company LimitedVCSE28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2029Extensions: The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments). The value of the first extension covering the period of 28/07/2027 - 27/07/2028 is up to £414,000 (exc. VAT). The value of the second extension covering the period of 28/07/2028 - 27/07/2029 is up to £426,500 (exc. VAT).£1,623,50011 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • GMCA1209 - Our Pass Promotion and Exclusives Service · The Growth Company LimitedVCSE

    Signed
    6 Nov 2025
    Value
    £1,623,500
    Period
    6 Nov 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments). The value of the first extension covering the period of 28/07/2027 - 27/07/2028 is up to £414,000 (exc. VAT). The value of the second extension covering the period of 28/07/2028 - 27/07/2029 is up to £426,500 (exc. VAT).

    No agreed KPIs: There are several success measures that GMCA have set out to monitor throughout the delivery of this contract, these link to the overarching aims of the programme and service being delivered. These success measures are split into two categories: 1 - Exclusives Delivery; and 2 - Promotional Activity and User Engagement. GMCA will monitor progress against these success measures through the reporting mechanisms set out in the contract to ensure that delivery is meeting requirements.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one01—

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 6EUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02443911GB-PPON: PLRD-7665-DLPV Lee House, Manchester, North West, M1 5JWContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure