Official UK procurement notice
Regional Care Cooperative - Supported Accommodation
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater Manchester Combined Authority Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) is developing a new, region wide approach to supported accommodation for children transitioning out of care aged 16 - 17 and care experienced young people. The RCC has
been established to strengthen sufficiency, improve outcomes and develop a more ethical and purpose driven care market across the region. Ensuring young people leaving care
have safe and supported environments as they prepare for adulthood.
The supported accommodation market is comprised of a range of providers and commissioning arrangements, and service delivery approaches vary across localities.
Engagement with young people and sector stakeholders, alongside data analysis and market insight, indicates that experiences of support and placement stability can be
inconsistent and that young people often face challenges when moving into adulthood.
The RCC has identified a benefit in a regionally coordinated approach that enables innovation in the sector to design a new supported accommodation and settling in model.
This procurement forms part of the RCC's wider programme of work to support market sustainability and capacity, strengthen regional planning, and increase the availability of provision that meets current needs and outcomes for young people.
The RCC intends to establish a multi provider open framework through a Competitive Flexible Procedure. The approach to commissioning and procurement designed thus far aims to ensure accessibility for all eligible providers.
The framework comprises five complementary lots covering accommodation-based support, community-based move-on support, emotional health and wellbeing, life skills and opportunities, and complex safeguarding. Providers may submit a bid for one lot only and should therefore consider carefully which lot best aligns with their expertise, workforce, partnerships, delivery model and ability to meet the full requirements of that offer. Where more than one lot supports a young person, providers must work together through the Collaboration Agreement to deliver one coordinated pathway rather than separate services.
- Lot 1: Building-Based Support £12.1 million
Core 24-hour Building-Based Supported Accommodation
Transitional Support and Step-Down Planning
Provider Collaboration and Coordination
- Lot 2: Moving On Support £1.975 million
Floating Community-Based Support
Long Term Interdependence - Sustaining Tenancies,
Community Integration,
Lasting Connections
- Lot 3: Emotional Health and Wellbeing £1.975 million Emotional Support and Wellbeing
Mental Health Support
Relationship Support
- Lot 4: Life Skills and Opportunities £1.975 million Financial and Digital Literacy
Tenancy Readiness and Housing
Meaningful Use of Time
Rights, Entitlements and Navigation
Employment and Training
Employer and Provider Partnerships
- Lot 5: Complex Safeguarding £1.975 million
Re-offending/ Offending
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
The Tender pack can be found on The Chest procurement portal
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be split into 3 stages Stage 1 - Selection Stage and conditions of participation All Bidders will first be assessed against the Supplier Questionnaire and conditions of participation. This stage will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. Bidders must meet the minimum requirements in order to progress to the next stage of the evaluation. Stage 2 - Written Tender Evaluation and Financial Assessment (70% weighting) Bidders who pass Stage 1 will have their written tender responses and financial schedules evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in the procurement documents. Stage 3 - Interview and Scenario-Based Presentation ( 30% weighing ) Shortlisted Bidders will we invited to an interview/ presentation stage which will include questions from a young people's panel and a scenario based presentation. Following the above evaluation will be concluded and contracts awarded The Tender pack has been published on the Chest Procurement portal
CPV: Social work services with accommodation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2035
- Electronic auction
- yes
Who may buy through it
Bolton Council
Town Hall,
Victoria Square,
Bolton,
BL1 1RU
Bury Council
Town Hall,
Knowsley Street,
Bury, BL9 0SW
Manchester City Council
Manchester Town Hall,
Albert Square,
Manchester,
M60 2LA
Oldham Council
Civic Centre,
West Street,
Oldham,
OL1 1UT
Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside,
Smith Street,
Rochdale,
OL16 1XU
Salford City Council
Civic Centre,
Chorley Road,
Swinton,
Salford,
M27 5DA
Stockport Council
Town Hall,
Edward Street,
Stockport,
SK1 3XE
Tameside Council
Tameside One,
Market Place,
Ashton-under-Lyne,
OL6 6BH
Trafford Council
Trafford Town Hall,
Talbot Road,
Stretford,
Manchester,
M32 0TH
Wigan Council
Wigan Town Hall,
Library Street,
Wigan,
WN1 1YN
Published description of the framework
Call offs will be based upon direct awards
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £1,975,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Building-Based Support UK, North East +8Published value£12,100,000
Services to be provided under this lot include
Core 24-hour Building-Based Supported Accommodation
Transitional Support and Step-Down Planning
Provider Collaboration and Coordination
Lot #2Moving On Support North East, North West +7ceiling above
Services under this lot include
Floating Community-Based Support
Long Term Interdependence - Sustaining Tenancies,
Community Integration,
Lasting Connections
Lot #3Emotional Health and Wellbeing North East, North West +7ceiling above
Services under this lot include
Emotional Support and Wellbeing
Mental Health Support
Relationship Support
Lot #4Life Skills and Opportunities North East, North West +7ceiling above
Services included under this lot are as follows
Tenancy Readiness and Housing
Meaningful Use of Time
Rights, Entitlements and Navigation
Employment and Training
Employer and Provider Partnerships
Lot #5Complex Safeguarding North East, North West +7ceiling above
Services to be undertaken under this lot include
Re-offending/ Offending
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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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 (3)
- Technical Questions: 55%
- Interview and presentation stage - Technical: 30%
- Pricing: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Questions
- Interview and presentation stage - Technical
- Pricing
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Regional Care Cooperative - Supported Accommodation” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Greater Manchester Combined Authority buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
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Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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Lot #1Building-Based SupportCPV 85311000Published estimate£12m
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Home GroupLarge | £34m48 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £9.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £83m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £65m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
Keys PCE LimitedLarge | £24m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £3.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
| £4.6m10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £1.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 13% above n=1 | |
DePaul UKLarge | £2.5m7 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £241k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 |
Lot #2Moving On SupportCPV 85311000Published estimate£2.0m
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Home GroupLarge | £34m48 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £9.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £83m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £65m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £5.9m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £5.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% below n=1 | |
Keys PCE LimitedLarge | £24m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £3.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
Royal Mencap SocietyLarge | £127m15 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | 8 live · £313m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3Emotional Health and WellbeingCPV 85311000Published estimate£2.0m
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Change, Grow, LiveLarge | £315m30 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £91m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
WaythroughLarge | £311m53 awards in 36m · last this month | 19 live · £236m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=19 |
| £177m72 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% above n=1 | |
| £83m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £65m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £5.9m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £5.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% below n=1 |
Lot #4Life Skills and OpportunitiesCPV 85311000Published estimate£2.0m
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1 bid4%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £177m72 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% above n=1 | |
| £180m18 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 6 live · £322m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £83m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £65m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £5.9m11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £5.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% below n=1 | |
Keys PCE LimitedLarge | £24m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £3.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
Lot #5Complex SafeguardingCPV 85311000Published estimate£2.0m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Social Care Services LtdWorked for this buyer | GMCA 693 Project Skyline: Greater Manchester Shared Children’s Residential Care Servicesnotice published Apr 2025 | Residential Homes supporting older teenagers; Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of sexual exploitation (CSE); Residential Homes supporting children / young people at risk of criminal exploitation (CCE) | — | Similar wording and category |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £690m36 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £270m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=16 | |
Home GroupLarge | £34m48 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £9.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £13m13 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £2.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £83m21 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £65m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £10m5 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £9.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 14% below n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Bolton Council Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU Bury Council Town Hall, Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0SW Manchester City Council Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA Oldham Council Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT Rochdale Borough Council Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU Salford City Council Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 5DA Stockport Council Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE Tameside Council Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH Trafford Council Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH Wigan Council Wigan Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
GMCA 1769- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092987- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0671c7Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement will be split into 3 stages
Stage 1 - Selection Stage and conditions of participation
All Bidders will first be assessed against the Supplier Questionnaire and conditions of participation. This stage will be assessed on a pass/fail basis. Bidders must meet the minimum requirements in order to progress to the next stage of the evaluation.
Stage 2 - Written Tender Evaluation and Financial Assessment (70% weighting)
Bidders who pass Stage 1 will have their written tender responses and financial schedules evaluated in accordance with the award criteria set out in the procurement documents.
Stage 3 - Interview and Scenario-Based Presentation ( 30% weighing )
Shortlisted Bidders will we invited to an interview/ presentation stage which will include questions from a young people's panel and a scenario based presentation.
Following the above evaluation will be concluded and contracts awarded
The Tender pack has been published on the Chest Procurement portal
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Electronic tenders must be submitted via the Chest procurement
Timeline
23 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published211 days ago23 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Market engagement151 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Intensive engagement and codesign with the market and its stakeholders will begin at the end of April and take place over 4 weeks.
a. On the 30th April at 11:00 the RCC will host a pre-engagement webinar for interested providers and stakeholders to attend and hear more about the approach. This will assist in determining whether parties would like to be involved in the codesign sessions.
Following this there will be 2 in person codesign sessions per week focusing on a key area the RCC is looking to coproduce. Key areas and prospective dates are outlined below. Further information confirming locations and timings will be shared via The Chest.
b. Procurement Process - Engagement events 5th May and 7th May
c. Service Design and Property - Engagement events 12th May and 14th May
d. Service Design and Property - Engagement events 19th May and 21st May
If further in person or on online events are needed during the PME period, a notification will be shared through the Chest.
Attendance of the codesign sessions outlined is strongly recommended, however, if representatives cannot attend for whatever reason, further information will be shared through the Chest with regards to a survey or template to return.
To register for the PME webinar and codesign sessions please follow the link below to the Chest. Registration must be via the messaging section on the Chest listing your name, job title, organisation, e-mail address and which session would you like to attend.
Project reference - DN812920
The RCC will run a Competitive Flexible Procedure with an intensive pre-procurement preliminary market engagement period. Flowing from this will be the procurement window.
During the pre-procurement Preliminary Market Engagement period intensive codesign events will take place focusing on three key areas.
o Structured codesign events shaping the procurement - service design, social value approach, framework collaboration agreement, evaluation criteria, qualities we must see, and quality assurance expectations.
o Structured codesign events shaping the service design and shaping property acquisition - using a service concept as a foundation to explore what an innovative and outcome led model needs to do. Then ensuring that our property search meets the requirements of the service design.
- A Participation Pack will be shared ahead of the sessions outlining the codesign process and what participants need to be prepared to bring.
During the procurement process
Elements of the procurement process are to be defined during the codesign window but are likely to include multiple dialogue, clarification and evaluation stages, focusing on quality, purpose, values, relational practice, community embeddedness and financial sustainability.
- Next notice expected111 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published19 days ago1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 22 days10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 31 days · period end, not a bid countdown20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 162 days30 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 163 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Mar 2026- Pipeline notice published23 Mar 2026, 16:06 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published24 Mar 2026, 09:24 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Apr 2026, 16:49 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £10,200,00014 Apr 2026, 16:49 BST
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £20,000,0001 Oct 2026, 15:52 BSTwas £10,200,000
- Status changed to active1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Deadline published: 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT1 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to the estimated contract end date to reflect the full 8 years allowed for the framework
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 23 Mar 2026
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Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender pack has been uploaded on to the chest procurement portal
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender docs have been advertised on The Chest procurement portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- 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