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Greater Manchester Drugs Early Warning System (DEWS)

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority →

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BuyerGreater Manchester Combined Authority
StatusOpen
Deadline24 Sept 2026
Value£111,204
Published29 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking to commission a service to; • Deliver and manage Professional Information Networks relating to drugs for each of the 10 Greater Manchester local authority areas, • Oversee the Greater Manchester Local Drug Information System alert panel, • Write and produce appropriate drug alerts, • Liaise with relevant national and regional organisations and systems regarding drug alerts and emerging drug trends.

Delivery location

UKD3, GB

Categories

Research, testing and scientific technical simulator 38970000Information systems 48810000Systems and technical consultancy services 72220000Systems analysis and programming services 72240000System and support services 72250000Computer audit and testing services 72800000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£111,204
Contract periodFrom 2 Nov 2026 to 1 Nov 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Technical Quality Questions — Technical Quality Questions weighted at 95% Social Value weighted at 5% (100%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Research, testing and scientific technical simulator, Information systems, Systems and technical consultancy services, Systems analysis and programming services, System and support services, Computer audit and testing servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Research, testing and scientific technical simulator (38970000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 381,0992 median · 10.5 average (375 of 1,099 with a bid count)3.1 average (424 of 1,099 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD33Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1024 median · 4.7 average (3 of 102 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 102 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06eeab
Latest release ID082389-2026
Latest release timestampSat Aug 29 2026 09:56:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082389-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-24T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-18T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-28T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsTo ensure you are able to access this opportunity and participate in the procurement process, please confirm whether you are currently registered on the ProContract portal. If you are not yet registered, you can complete a free and straightforward registration process by visiting the following link: - Register free https://procontract.due-north.com
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£111,204
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Aug 2026tenderUpdate082389-2026
28 Aug 2026tender082232-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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