Official UK procurement notice
System Leaders in Education
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCA procured services for the recruitment, training, deployment and quality assurance of System Leaders in Education - Careers (SLEs). This is a service provided by GMCA to the stakeholders in the Careers Hub to progress the delivery of careers in the Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS).
The initial contract period will be from the 31st August 2026 - 30th August 2027 with a contract value of £34,000 excluding VAT. There is the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£102,000
- Value
- £102,000 exc. VAT · £122,400 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for a further 2 years, in 12 month increments, subject to satisfactory performance, funding availability and continued strategic alignment.
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more31. Assessments will be conducted as part of this competitive Tendering procedure, to identify the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The assessment criteria is as follows: Delivery Model 40% Recruitment and Engagement 30% Quality Assurance and Reporting 20% Social Value 10% The budget for this opportunity is fixed, and therefore there is no price weighting. For more details on the scoring, please see document one - instructions.
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
- 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
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
GMCA1934- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a8e7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published114 days ago29 May 2026, 13:22 BST
- Submission deadline93 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago31 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2026
- Value
- £34,000
- Period
- 31 Aug 2026 — 30 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026- Contract details notice published14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BSTUK7
- Published value updated14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BSTwas £102,000
- Status changed to complete14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BST
- Deadline withdrawn14 Sept 2026, 15:08 BST
- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 13:22 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUSTAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender