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GMCA1894: Building Futures - Mentoring Delivery Organisations

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 15:47.

Opportunity overview

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the potential future commissioning of a mentoring offer as part of the Building Futures programme. The proposed mentoring offer is intended to support 1125 young people in Years 8-10 (mainstream secondary schools) who are at risk of disengagement from education or becoming Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The programme is expected to operate GM wide, with delivery potentially structured on a locality basis depending on need, provider capacity and delivery model. Delivery is planned for term-time from September 2026 to April 2028, pending funding, governance and approvals. Paid mentors will offer weekly mentoring sessions on school premises, support is expected to be delivered over an indicative period of approximately 26 weeks per participant, subject to final programme design.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06701b
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking feedback from prospective suppliers on a school-based mentoring service for approximately 1,125 students in Years 8-10 who are at risk of disengaging from education or becoming NEET. Delivery is expected to take place across around 50 mainstream secondary schools in Greater Manchester, with mentoring sessions held on school premises during the school day or at agreed times. To take part in this market engagement, please complete the questionnaire attached to the advert on the chest, which can be found through the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=bd78d97a-4b24-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=e0cc5631-4690-e511-80fb-000c29c9ba21 Responses must be returned to ewsframework@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk by no later than Monday the 13th of April.
Due
13 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
025656-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Mar 2026, 11:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PXBN-3793-LCTQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXBN-3793-LCTQ

Address

Street Address
56 Oxford Street
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 6EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 025656-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·