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Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:42.

Opportunity overview

This procurement was awarded for a strategic delivery partner for the GM Good Lives Programme. The Strategic Partner will focus on equipping GM leaders, front-line professionals, and community groups with the ability to work together in new ways to achieve the GM Live Well ambition. At its core this will act as a key enabler in the drive towards a culture of prevention across the workforce and growing confidence and capacity in leadership that has a system shifting capability. This will include the partner co-designing capabilities with key leaders passionate about transformational change, removing siloed working, grounding solutions in reality, and sharing evidence-based learning on what works for further improvement. Pre market engagement was not undertaken however the GMCA held a market engagement session to support the market through the tender process. The Awarded contract was £420,000 for year one with options to extend for 2x 12 month periods at an annual cost of 500K per extension. Extensions will only be approved on successful completion of contract deliverables and GMCA funding approvals

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The Innovation Unit

Matched by number
Published award value
£420k
Awarded
22 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05997039
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 9RS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.4m

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
GMCA 1297
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tender documents can be viewed on the chest. Tender responses should be submitted on the chest too https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
24 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
18 Jun 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
18 Jun 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
11 Jun 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
1,420,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,704,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract can be extended based upon GMCA budget approval and successful completion of pervious term

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
See Tender documentation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
see tender documentation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
27 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
27 Jul 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
021472-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 16:57

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021445-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 16:15

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PXBN-3793-LCTQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-05997039
Name
The Innovation Unit

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9RS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
05997039
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
23 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Strategic delivery Partner - Good lives GM
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
23 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Value

Amount
420,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
504,000

Renewal

Description
Contract extensions available = 2x 12 month periods subject to successful completion of project deliverables and GMCA funding approval

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042543-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Jul 2025, 18:25

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05997039
Name
The Innovation Unit

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
10 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
11 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
10 Aug 2028, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Strategic Delivery Partner - Good Lives GM
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
6 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPI not needed as value is below the 5m threshold

Value

Amount
420,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
504,000

Period

Ends
5 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
6 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
5 Nov 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Contract extensions available = 2x 12 month periods subject to successful completion of project deliverables and GMCA funding approval. Each 12 month extension has a estimated budget of £500K

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072489-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Nov 2025, 15:01

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-051395-2025-11-10T15:01:19ZPipeline notice on Find a Tender ·