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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£219.5M

Total spend

383

Contract awards

317

Unique suppliers

£781K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Greater Manchester Combined Authority has awarded 383 contracts worth £219.5M to 317 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £781K, with the top five suppliers holding 53% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Top-five suppliers hold 53% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Social Care Services Ltd2£37.5M
Barnardo's1£30.2M
E D F Energy1£19.2M
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED5£17.6M
Great Places Housing Association (GPHA)1£12.8M
Go North West Limited3£7.2M
BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED1£6.5M
Accenture (UK) Ltd2£6.4M
THE BIG LIFE COMPANY LIMITED2£5.8M
GM Business Support Ltd1£5.8M
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED1£4.9M
Totals Energy Gas & Power Limited1£4.8M
OASIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS2£3.3M
BDB Special Projects Limited1£3.2M
MARKETING MANCHESTER4£3.2M
INGEUS UK LIMITED2£3.2M
Magnet Forensics LLC2£2.8M
First Manchester Ltd6£2.7M
ACORN TRAINING LTD2£2.2M
NEWGROUND CIC1£2.1M

Procurement categories

What Greater Manchester Combined Authority buys

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

Education and training services

80
24 awards£28.9M

Construction work

45
15 awards£3.6M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
12 awards£10.1M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
9 awards£9.9M

Health and social work services

85
7 awards£80.8M

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

79
3 awards£7.3M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£24.0M

Other community, social and personal services

98
2 awards£367K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
2 awards£271K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£400K

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£100K

Real estate services

70
1 award£250K

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£161K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£450K

Public utilities

65
1 award£909K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£290K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracts awarded

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

Low Code Platform

SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LIMITED · 2026-09-07

£274K

System Leaders in Education

BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST · 2026-08-30

£34K

Lot 1. Immigration and Legal Advice

GREATER MANCHESTER IMMIGRATION AID UNIT · 2026-08-27

£649K

Provision of Salesforce Customer Relationship Management system

SKYFLO DIGITAL LTD · 2026-08-27

£45K

Lot 2. Specialist Floating Support

THE BOOTH CENTRE · 2026-08-27

£647K

GMCA1982 Safe Transitions - New Community Guidance

REFUGEE ACTION · 2026-08-20

£306K

GMCA1983 Safe Transitions - Refugee Lodging Scheme

GREATER TOGETHER MANCHESTER · 2026-08-20

£281K

Mobile Welfare Unit Hire

WELFARE 4 HIRE LTD · 2026-08-20

£50K

GM Speech, Language and Communication Early Years Lead and 0-19 Transformation GMCA 455C

Everyday Talk Limited · 2026-08-18

£86K

Forensics Case Management System

Redline Discovery Ltd · 2026-08-18

£1.2M

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Greater Manchester Drugs Early Warning System (DEWS)

Deadline: 2026-09-24

£111K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Greater Manchester Combined Authority typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

GMCA 1772.1 Consultancy to support the Technical and Costings Review of College Bank Feasibility Study

Expires: 2026-09-18

£50K

Apprenticeship Levy Match Making Service

Expires: 2026-09-30

£60K

Maintenance of Kardex Lektrievers

Expires: 2026-10-05

£25K

Conference Facilities

Expires: 2026-10-14

£41K

Op Soteria and VAWG Consultancy

Expires: 2026-10-31

£53K

GMCA 1841 Youth Census UK Services

Expires: 2026-10-31

£25K

GMCA 2107 Development and Launch of a Greater Manchester Solar Vision and Supporting Communications Package

Expires: 2026-11-02

£26K

GMCA1542 Enhanced Live Well Locality Development & Support Consultancy Services

Expires: 2026-11-10

£30K

Conference Facilities

Expires: 2026-11-29

£11K

GMCA 884.3 Rest Quantity Surveyor/Contract Administration

Expires: 2026-12-16

£94K

Market analysis

Bidding into Greater Manchester Combined Authority — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

60%

Awards to SMEs

53%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

41

Awards to social enterprises

Around 60% of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 41 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 383 contracts totalling £219.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 317 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £781K.

Who are Greater Manchester Combined Authority's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority by total award value are Social Care Services Ltd, Barnardo's, E D F Energy. The top five suppliers together hold 53% of contract value.

What does Greater Manchester Combined Authority buy from suppliers?

Greater Manchester Combined Authority's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, construction work, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

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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