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GMCA 1635 Research into Emerging Drug Trends across Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:56.

Opportunity overview

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking to commission a service to provide analytical testing of substances of concern, and research into emerging drug trends across the city region. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) co-ordinates a Drugs Intelligence System to provide up to date information on drug use across Greater Manchester including emerging risks, drug alerts, and information on drug related deaths. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years, with the option to renew for two further 12-month periods.

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£393.7k

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.Open source ↗
  • All tenders documents can only be accessed via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ For new suppliers please register via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/Open source ↗

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 1635
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected. All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
20 Feb 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
12 Jan 2026, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payment terms are stated in contract of service document. This can be accessed via the Chest portal https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Enquiry period

Ends
19 Dec 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
393,726
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
472,471.2

Renewal

Description
A GMCA Proposed Budget for the Research into Emerging Drug Trends tender, has been supplied in the Pricing document in detail for the initial contracting period. All tender response documents can only be accessed via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality, Price & Social Value
Type
quality
Description
The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most advantageous tender in line with the published award criteria and scoring methodology. A following award criteria will be used to assess tenders; Part 1 - Bidder Information (Pass/Fail) Part 2 - Suitability Questions & Equality and Diversity (Pass/Fail) Part 3 - Quality: Technical Questions (80%) and Social Value (15%) Part 4 - Price (5%). A full breakdown of the award criteria, including any sub-criteria, can be found in the procurement documentation which is available to all potential bidders via The Chest (DN797535).

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 3
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Description
All tenders must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All tender responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, tenders received in any other way will be rejected.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-2
Description
All tenders documents can only be accessed via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ For new suppliers please register via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 4
Id
080788-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 16:33

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

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. ocds-h6vhtk-05f128-2025-12-08T16:33:39ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·