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GMCA 1611 - Refugee Welcome Programme - Work and Skills Evaluation Partner

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Nov 2025awarded 26 Feb 2026
Awarded to Institute for Public Policy Research
Contract term 1 yrends 4 Jan 2027 · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RWP is Greater Manchester's (GMs) partnership approach to supporting people seeking asylum and refugees to access the support and education they need to learn, settle and thrive. RWP now seek a research and evaluation partner to produce tailored evaluation of this programme and develop findings.

CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 (1 yr)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80000000 Education and training services98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    As per tender pack

What it takes to win
i

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: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 90%
  • Financial: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical : Technical + Social Value
  • Financial: Financial Submission
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    As per tender pack

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
Authority reference
GMCA 1611 - Refugee Welcome Programme - Work and Skills Evaluation Partner
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066876
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d02d 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/ ↗

DN794774

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 26 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published359 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by334 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline324 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts283 days ago
    5 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published230 days ago
    26 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 17:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Institute for Public Policy ResearchSMEVCSE——Awarded

Contracts

  • Refugee Welcome Programme - Work and Skills Evaluation partner · Institute for Public Policy ResearchSMEVCSE

    Signed
    26 Feb 2026
    Value
    £100,000
    Period
    26 Feb 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender