Official UK procurement notice
GMCA1982 Safe Transitions - New Community Guidance
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) intends to commission the Safe Transitions: New Community Guidance Project, designed to improve access to information, strengthen integration outcomes and reduce the risk of homelessness among newly granted refugees and other migrant communities across Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester currently hosts over 8,500 people living in asylum support accommodation (June 2025). Evidence indicates that people with asylum backgrounds are disproportionately represented within homelessness and rough sleeping services, often due to limited understanding of UK systems, fragmented transition support and barriers to accessing housing, welfare and local services.
The proposed service will focus on three key areas of delivery.
Accessible Guidance Resources
Development of accessible, multilingual guidance resources in a range of formats, including written materials and multimedia content, covering rights, entitlements, healthcare, housing, public services and everyday life in Greater Manchester.
Information Briefings and Early Support
Delivery of regular information briefings within asylum accommodation and community settings to improve preparedness, wellbeing and engagement with support services.
System Engagement and Partnership Development
Collaborative work with local authorities, statutory agencies, VCFSE, and other partners to promote the guidance resources, support consistent messaging and strengthen support pathways for new residents.
The project aims to prevent homelessness, reduce pressure on public services, support independence and inclusion, and improve the consistency and accessibility of information available to refugees and other forced migrant communities. Delivery is expected to be trauma-informed, culturally competent, person-centred and shaped by lived experience.
Total contract value is £307,691.66, with delivery running from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£307,692
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Service Model: 25%
- Mobilisation: 5%
- Staffing: 10%
- Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement: 15%
- Outcomes and Targets: 10%
- Lived Experience Voice and Partnership: 15%
- Price: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
- Service Model
- Mobilisation
- Staffing
- Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
- Outcomes and Targets
- Lived Experience Voice and Partnership
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 22 May 2026, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
GMCA1982- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059454- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a23cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published153 days ago22 May 2026, 17:06 BST
- Market engagement140 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
GMCA will host an online pre-market engagement session on Thursday 4th June, 12.30pm-13.30pm.
If further in person or on online events are needed during the PME period, a notification will be shared through the Chest.
Expressions of interest to participate in this event (Name Surname, Position in the company and e-mail address of participants), should be sent via the messaging section on The Chest,
Project reference - DN817141
An invitation link will be shared in due course to all service providers that will express
interest to participate
- Next notice expected129 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Clarification questions by104 days ago10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline94 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent63 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
- Award decision expected by55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2026, 17:06 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 May 2026, 10:32 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 14:10 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST24 Jun 2026, 14:10 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 14:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 14:34 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contract Location is changed from North East (England) to North West (England)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 22 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| REFUGEE ACTIONVCSE1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £305,662 | 21 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 3 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- REFUGEE ACTIONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender