Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Top-five suppliers hold 80% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Greater Manchester Combined Authority buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
45210000
4521000060110000
6011000090510000
9051000085310000
8531000080530000
8053000080520000
8052000079410000
7941000060170000
6017000009120000
0912000072220000
7222000070330000
7033000079340000
7934000048730000
4873000079630000
7963000035110000
3511000022820000
2282000071310000
7131000009330000
0933000032410000
3241000024950000
24950000Recent contracts
Latest Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
GMCA1903 - Production Fund Manager
LITTLE DIPPER PRODUCTIONS LTD · 2026-06-04
GMCA 1952 Corporate Group Assets Review
CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED · 2026-06-04
GMCA 1920 Consultancy Support for off site BNG market
WSP UK Limited · 2026-05-27
£45K
GMCA 1921 Station Gardens Modelling
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD DEBENHAM TIE LEUNG LIMITED · 2026-05-27
£44K
GMCA 1664 Water Rescue PPE - Drysuits
Ionic Rescue LTD · 2026-05-22
£278K
Forensic road collision investigation training
AI TRAINING SERVICES LTD. · 2026-05-21
£163K
GMCA965 Legal Services Support to GMCA's Waste & Resources Service
DLA PIPER UK LLP · 2026-05-15
£895K
Pay and reward benchmarking
KORN FERRY (UK) LIMITED · 2026-05-13
£27K
Specialist Cleaning and Decontamination Services
YOUR OPTION SERVICES LTD · 2026-05-13
£150K
Cash Transportation to the Bank Cash Centres and Bank of England
SECURITY PLUS LIMITED · 2026-05-13
£15K
Consumables for ID card, security lanyards and servicing and maintenance of ID card printer
DIGITAL ID LTD · 2026-05-13
£15K
Calibration and testing of Intox machines
LION LABORATORIES LIMITED · 2026-05-13
£45K
GMCA 1738 Treasury Advice
MUFG CORPORATE MARKETS TREASURY LIMITED · 2026-05-11
£34K
GMCA 1818 Jobs Dashboard Manager
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company · 2026-05-11
£46K
GMCA 1949 Greater Manchester Waste Needs Assessment
ANTHESIS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-05-08
£35K
GMCA 835 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services
Scottish Water Business Stream Limited Trading as Business Strea · 2026-05-08
£909K
Governance, Compliance and Risk Software
RISK SMART LIMITED · 2026-05-07
£141K
GMCA 1265.5 Local Net Zero Accelerator - GSENZH
Aecom · 2026-05-07
£90K
GMCA1923 Northern Growth Analysis Consultancy Services
METRO DYNAMICS LIMITED · 2026-05-06
£55K
GMCA 1696 Digital Planning - Terra Quest
TerraQuest Solutions Limited (Planning Portal Limited) · 2026-05-01
£51K
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Open opportunities
Open Greater Manchester Combined Authority tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
GMCA1938 Modern Work Experience - Employer Engagement
Deadline: 2026-06-26
£140K
GMCA 1982 - Safe Transitions – New Community Guidance
Deadline: 2026-08-03
GMCA 1936: GM Inclusion Health Service 2026 – 2029
Deadline: 2026-08-03
GMCA 1769: Regional Care Cooperative Supported Accommodation
Deadline: 2026-11-30
GMCA1401 Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service
Uniform Stores Systems
Hardware Refresh (Refurbishment)
Digital Forensics Review solutions
£1.5M
Regional Care Cooperative - Supported Accommodation
£10.2M
Offender Device Risk Management Solution
GMCA1894: Building Futures - Mentoring Delivery Organisations
GMCA 1134 North West Community Flood Resilience Engagement Support Services
£1.9M
WATER RESCUE PPE PLUS THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS OF WATER RESCUE PPE
GMCA 1633 Residents' Surveys Service
£350K
GMCA 1699 Engineering Project Manager Support for Solar Design and Build Contract Management
£820K
GMCA1401 Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service
GMCA1401 Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service
GMCA1401 Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service
E Discovery and Data Management Services
Processing of Medical Evidence
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 969 MMU GMCA Knowledge Transfer Partnership Agreement
Expires: 2026-06-19
£75K
GMCA 1752 Executive Search and Selection Services
Expires: 2026-06-25
£144K
GMCA 1265.6 Tameside HN Feasibility Study
Expires: 2026-06-26
£60K
Skyline Property Refurbishments Property 1 -1 Greenway Horwich BL6 6RP GMCA1552
Expires: 2026-06-30
£183K
GMCA 942 POS Owners Engineer Mini Competition
Expires: 2026-06-30
£200K
GMCA 1477 Economic Inactivity Trailblazer Evaluation Partner
Expires: 2026-06-30
£392K
GMCA 715 - Greater Manchester Equality Panel Facilitation
Expires: 2026-07-11
£150K
GMCA 1551 Citizen Space Corporate Surveying & Consultation Tool
Expires: 2026-07-11
£50K
GMCA 1571 Adobe Suite licenses
Expires: 2026-07-13
£30K
GMCA1853 Victims Gateway
Expires: 2026-07-15
£68K
GMCA 1546 Project Management New Build (Heywood and Withington)
Expires: 2026-07-17
£75K
GMCA 825 Household Waste Recycling Centre at Reliance Street, Manchester
Expires: 2026-08-03
£4.5M
Strategic delivery Partner - Good lives GM
Expires: 2026-08-10
£420K
GMCA 1747 - GMFRS Executive Search and Selection Services
Expires: 2026-08-23
£55K
Online Behavioural Assessments for Firefighter Recruitment
Expires: 2026-08-31
£171K
Online Behavioural Assessments for Firefighter Recruitment
Expires: 2026-08-31
£113K
GMCA 1492 GM willing to pay retrofit advice, assessment and project management services
Expires: 2026-09-04
£245K
GMCA 1049 O2 Managed Service Provision
Expires: 2026-09-05
£75K
GMCA 1268 Stockport King St Rebuild Mini Competition
Expires: 2026-09-14
£6.6M
948 GM Leadership Development Programme
Expires: 2026-09-27
£140K
GMCA 1605 - Consultancy Services for Programme Delivery
Expires: 2026-09-29
£112K
GMCA 1175 - Creative Health Consultancy
Expires: 2026-09-30
£36K
GMCA 1418 - Evaluation of the GM Foundational Economy Fund
Expires: 2026-09-30
£57K
GMCA 1248 Essential Work Skills Evaluation Partner
Expires: 2026-09-30
£200K
GMCA 1418 - Evaluation of the GM Foundational Economy Fund
Expires: 2026-09-30
£57K
GMCA 1743 Future Fit Executive Coach
Expires: 2026-09-30
£96K
GMCA 1247 Fire Station Rebuild Programme (Whitefield)
Expires: 2026-10-01
£7.4M
GMCA 973 BA Compressors Servicing and Maintenance
Expires: 2026-10-18
£285K
GMCA 1547 LCEGS Sector Mapping Update
Expires: 2026-10-23
£52K
GMCA 791 Travel Management Solution
Expires: 2026-10-31
£370K
GMCA 830 Faith & Belief Advisory Panel
Expires: 2026-11-01
£53K
GMCA 1638 - Managed Detection and Response Service
Expires: 2026-11-23
£239K
GMCA 577b Rest Facilities and Associated Works
Expires: 2026-11-30
£3.1M
GMCA 1203.1 Employers Agent - Blackley, Whitefield and Stockport Stations
Expires: 2026-11-30
£246K
Fleet and Equipment Management System
Expires: 2026-12-30
£268K
GMCA 1588 Estates Consultancy Support (CWB)
Expires: 2026-12-31
£281K
Greater Manchester Individual Tracker (Phase 2)
Expires: 2027-02-28
£110K
Greater Manchester Individual Tracker (Phase 2)
Expires: 2027-02-28
£110K
GMCA 896 Microsoft Enterprise Software Licences
Expires: 2027-03-01
£3.1M
GMCA 1696 Digital Planning - Terra Quest
Expires: 2027-03-04
£51K
Microsoft Unified Support - Contract award without Publication
Expires: 2027-03-28
£210K
GMCA1667.4 Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services (GMIRS) Wellbeing Wellbeing Support & Integration Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£5.8M
GMCA1667.2 Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services (GMIRS) Peer Support Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£974K
GMCA1667.4 Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services (GMIRS) Wellbeing Support & Integration Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£5.8M
GMCA1667.1 Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services (GMIRS) Accommodation Pathways Support Service
Expires: 2027-03-31
£2.8M
GMCA 1221 Greater Manchester in Work Progression (GM: IWP) Service Evaluation Partner
Expires: 2027-03-31
£175K
GMCA 1424 Salary Sacrifice - Electric Vehicles
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.6M
GMCA 1077 Monitoring Surveyor (2 Lots)
Expires: 2027-03-31
£155K
Young Persons Homelessness Pathfinder
Expires: 2027-03-31
£6.5M
GMCA 1785 - IRS support and maintenance
Expires: 2027-03-31
£51K
Market analysis
Bidding into Greater Manchester Combined Authority — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
80%
Top-5 supplier share
27d
Avg response window
27d
Median response window
16mo
Avg contract duration
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 713 contracts totalling £2.8bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 458 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.2M.
Who are Greater Manchester Combined Authority's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Greater Manchester Combined Authority by total award value are Far East Consortium International Limited, Greater Manchester Buses South Limited, T/A Stagecoach Manchester, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 80% of contract value.
What does Greater Manchester Combined Authority buy from suppliers?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority's procurement is concentrated in 45210000, 60110000, 90510000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracts?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for Greater Manchester Combined Authority tenders?
Greater Manchester Combined Authority typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 27 days). Standard contract duration is around 16 months.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
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