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GMCA965 Legal Services Support to GMCA's Waste & Resources Service

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 17:37.

Opportunity overview

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) sought to appoint a single legal adviser to provide multi-disciplinary and ongoing legal support to the Waste and Resources Service. This adviser must be able to demonstrate significant experience in the support of PPP/PFI-type contracts for similar services in the public sector. The initial contract period will be for 19 months between 1st June 2026 and 31st December 2027. The maximum budget available for the initial period is £395,000 (excluding VAT). The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years until 31st December 2029. The value of the extension period is up to £250,000 per annum (excluding VAT). Therefore, the estimated total value of the contract, including all optional extension periods, is up to a maximum of £895,000 (excluding VAT). This procurement was conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 using the Open Procedure.

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.

DLA PIPER UK LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£895k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 May 2026
Including VAT
£1.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC307847
Location
London, UKI31, EC1A 4HT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
DN807389
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

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
Organisation 2
Name
DLA PIPER UK LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC307847

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC307847

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPT-8255-CHYG

Address

Street Address
160 Aldersgate Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1A 4HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC307847
Name
DLA PIPER UK LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
GMCA965 Legal Services Support to GMCA's Waste & Resources Service
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The maximum budget available for the initial period (1st June 2026 - 31st December 2027) is £395,000 (excluding VAT). The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years until 31st December 2029. The value of the extension period is up to £250,000 per annum (excluding VAT). Therefore, the estimated total value of the contract, including all optional extension periods, is up to a maximum of £895,000 (excluding VAT).

Value

Including VAT
1,074,000
Amount
895,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Social Value Fulfilment

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Client Satisfaction

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Service Delivery and Timeliness

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Legal Expertise and Quality

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086798-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Sept 2026, 11:50
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 018590-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 020442-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 045140-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 086798-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·