Official UK procurement notice
Senior Leadership Development Programme
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as the contracting authority for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), is seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative supplier with the expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop a GMP-led Senior Leadership Development Programme for leaders operating at Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent (or equivalent staff) level.
The appointed supplier will assume overall responsibility for the end-to-end design and development of the programme and all associated learning materials. The supplier will be expected to work closely with GMP stakeholders to gain a comprehensive understanding of GMP's strategic priorities, organisational context, operational environment and leadership requirements, ensuring that the final product is tailored to the realities of modern policing and the specific needs of GMP.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Management training services · Personal development training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 13:43 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 13:43 BST
- Authority reference
A1350- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780ce
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today5 Oct 2026, 13:43 BST
- Market engagementin 14 days20 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Interested parties are invited to complete the short questionnaire included in this document, which will allow GMP to better understand the current market and assist the Force in the development of the final specification and most appropriate route to market. Expressions of interest, and requests more…
to complete the questionnaire can be made by contacting Chris Garner (GMP Procurement Officer) via email at [email protected]. Clarifications may also be sought via the same address. Please quote reference A1350 on all correspondence. It should be noted that tender documents have not yet been issued for this contract. The full specification will be made available at the start of any formal procurement process. The deadline for receipt of completed responses is 17:00 on Monday 19th October 2026. - Contract startsin 177 days1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Oct 2026, 13:43 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender