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GMCA1597 Unity Radio (North West Media Ltd) Partnership

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

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Opportunity overview

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has awarded £45,000 to Unity Radio to produce and air radio content specifically aimed at young people in Greater Manchester. We will continue to use radio as an additional way of reaching more young people and young people that can be hard to reach through our existing platforms - VRU website and social channels. This is a continuation of three previous programmes of work which created high impact for young people on each programme and enabled key messaging around violence reduction, knife crime etc. to be shared with a significant number of our target audience. The decision is that: The VRU is seeking to award £45,000 to Unity Radio to produce and air radio content specifically aimed at young people in Greater Manchester. We will continue to use radio as an additional way of reaching more young people and young people that can be hard to reach through our existing platforms - VRU website and social channels. This is a continuation of three previous programmes of work which created high impact for young people on each programme and enabled key messaging around violence reduction, knife crime etc. to be shared with a significant number of our target audience. Unity will deliver a number of programmes engaging 8-12 participants between the ages of 13 -17 who will achieve an accredited Arts Award. The participants will attend weekly evening workshops and be delivered by a highly skilled, motivated and experienced team who have already delivered the previous two phases of the programme. The young people will apply their accredited learning at the workshops into a practical experience by designing, developing and delivering live FM radio shows that will be broadcast on Unity Radio´s FM and Digital platforms. The shows will be edited and published on www.unityradio.fm for playback and promoted across social media including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Unity will continue work with EY3 Media (the VRU's Content Creation provider) to maximise all opportunities for repurposing content. The content of each radio show will contain features and discussion by the participants on the subject matter and related topics. The discussion will be between the young people and also include agency partners who can deliver workshops for the young people in exchange for their service being promoted on air.

Awarded to

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NORTH WEST MEDIA LIMITED

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Contract value
£45k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Aug 2025
Including VAT
£54k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Salford, UKD34, M50 2ST, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-0665f7
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
NORTH WEST MEDIA LIMITED
Id
GB-FTS-176698

Address

Street Address
Room 0303 Host Blue, Media City Uk
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M50 2ST
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes

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
92210000
Description
Radio services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-176698
Name
NORTH WEST MEDIA LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
54,000
Amount
45,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021178-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Mar 2026, 09:41
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 021178-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·