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Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£1.1bn

Total spend

676

Contract awards

515

Unique suppliers

£1.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Greater Manchester Combined Authority has awarded 676 contracts worth £1.1bn to 515 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 75% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Metroline Limited4£486.9M
Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester1£151.3M
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd1£128.0M
Social Care Services Ltd2£37.5M
Barnardo's1£30.2M
Diamond Bus North West Limited3£23.6M
E D F Energy1£19.2M
Go North West1£13.2M
Great Places Housing Association1£12.8M
Great Places Housing Association (GPHA)1£12.8M
Robertson Construction Group Ltd2£12.7M
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED5£9.7M
MARKETING MANCHESTER7£8.7M
Seddon Construction Limited1£6.6M
BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED1£6.5M
The Growth Company4£6.1M
THE BIG LIFE COMPANY LIMITED2£6.1M
GM Business Support Ltd1£5.8M
VODAFONE LIMITED5£5.6M
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED1£4.9M

Procurement categories

What Greater Manchester Combined Authority buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
110 awards£36.8M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
86 awards£19.0M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
77 awards£7.5M

Education and training services

80
72 awards£23.8M

Software package and information systems

48
42 awards£13.2M

Construction work

45
39 awards£29.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
39 awards£6.0M

Health and social work services

85
27 awards£106.1M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
16 awards£3.8M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
16 awards£4.6M

Repair and maintenance services

50
15 awards£1.8M

Other community, social and personal services

98
15 awards£3.2M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
14 awards£675.2M

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
10 awards£3.3M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
10 awards£12.5M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
9 awards£128.8M

Financial and insurance services

66
8 awards£3.4M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
7 awards£1.9M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
6 awards£484K

Real estate services

70
6 awards£998K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
5 awards£107K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
5 awards£333K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
5 awards£82K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
5 awards£115K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
4 awards£1.8M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
4 awards£449K

Public utilities

65
4 awards£4.8M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
4 awards£50K

Printed matter and related products

22
3 awards£65K

Installation services (except software)

51
3 awards£1.4M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£121K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£24.0M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£143K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
1 award£113K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£33K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£30K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£100K

Recent contracts

Latest Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

GMCA 2160 Contract for the Provision of Landscape Scale Project Development Services for the City Forest Park

City of Trees Trust · 2026-10-21

£36K

GMCA2204 Father Inclusive Family Hubs in Greater Manchester: Fatherhood Champions Training

THE FATHERHOOD INSTITUTE · 2026-10-20

£32K

GMCA2214: Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (OTR MDC) Project Management Support

SHIFT Project Management Limited · 2026-10-14

£30K

GMCA 1712 Selective Licensing Evidence Base Research Project

CARDIFF MET COMPANY LTD · 2026-10-08

£45K

Window Cleaning Services

TLC Window Cleaning Ltd · 2026-10-04

£160K

GMCA 2191 - Creative Health Network Manager

Laura Bailey · 2026-10-01

£74K

GMCA 2052 GM Fostering Hub CRM

Now Foster · 2026-09-28

£205K

GMCA 1981 - Restricted Eligibility Support Services

GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT · 2026-09-24

£649K

GMCA 1981 - Restricted Eligibility Support Services

THE BOOTH CENTRE · 2026-09-24

£647K

GMCA 2124 Bee Loved Fashion Schools Programme

FUTURE FASHION FAIR CIC · 2026-09-21

£50K

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Most of it is in IT services, business services and education & training.

5

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

145

contracts ending in 12 months

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34

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

9

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Market analysis

Bidding into Greater Manchester Combined Authority — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

56%

Awards to SMEs

75%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

75

Awards to social enterprises

Around 56% of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 75 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Greater Manchester Combined Authority

How much does Greater Manchester Combined Authority spend on procurement?

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded 676 contracts totalling £1.1bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 515 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.7M.

Who are Greater Manchester Combined Authority's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority by total award value are Metroline Limited, Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.

What does Greater Manchester Combined Authority buy from suppliers?

Greater Manchester Combined Authority's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, research and development services and related consultancy services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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