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GMCA 1776 Marketing Manchester Delivery Plan 2026-27

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 11:27.

Opportunity overview

GMCA have awarded Marketing Manchester £3,157,000 for delivery of their core activity for the 26/27 financial year. Marketing Manchester is the designated agency for promoting Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, meet, study, and invest, and the work they do is essential for raising the city-region's global profile and supporting inward investment. The agency also holds VisitEngland Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status on behalf of the city-region of Greater Manchester. Marketing Manchester incorporates the official tourist board for Greater Manchester, as well as the Manchester Convention Bureau and delivers promotion focused on priority business sectors and campaigns, including enhanced promotion of GM's frontier sectors. The programme of work carried out by Marketing Manchester aims to deliver strategic marketing and communications activity to raise Greater Manchester's profile regionally, nationally, and internationally. The overarching objective of this programme of work is for Marketing Manchester to provide strategic expertise and tactical delivery of marketing and communications activity to raise the profile of Greater Manchester on a regional, national and international basis. The aims of this activity include increasing the number of visits, inward investment, business conferences and sporting events. Their specific roles and responsibilities currently include: - Leading the strategic vision for promotion and brand positioning for GM. - Promoting the strengths of GM's frontier sectors, supporting MIDAS and GMCA inward investment and FDI aspirations. - Coordinating delivery of the GM Visitor Economy Strategy. - Coordinated promotion of GM's capital investment and real estate sector. - Working in collaboration with national, regional and local public and commercial partners to collectively promote GM. - Supporting delivery of the Manchester Accommodation Business Improvement District (ABID). - Delivering international missions with GMCA and supporting GM's collaborative approach to high profile international events. Marketing Manchester's work aligns to and delivers against the GM International Strategy, the GM Local Industrial Strategy and the Greater Manchester Strategy - promoting our key frontier sector strengths and investment opportunities.

Awarded to

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MARKETING MANCHESTER

Matched by number
Contract value
£3.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 May 2026
Including VAT
£3.8m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03192592
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M1 5JW, 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
GMCA 1776
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
On the basis of sections 41(1)(a) and 41(6) (Direct award in special cases) of the PA 2023, the GMCA considers that a Direct Award of this Contract to Marketing Manchester is justified as the "Single suppliers" conditions set out at Paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 5 to the PA 2023 are met as follows: - Marketing Manchester has a unique and long-standing role as the agency charged with promoting Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, invest, meet, and study. - Marketing Manchester holds VisitEngland Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status on behalf of the city-region of Greater Manchester. - Marketing Manchester incorporates the official tourist board for Greater Manchester, as well as the Manchester Convention Bureau and delivers promotion focused on priority business sectors and campaigns, including enhanced promotion of GM's frontier sectors. Marketing Manchester was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on the 30 April 1996 with the following company objectives: 1. To promote the economic benefits of Greater Manchester and its surrounding regions ("the Area"). 2. To create and develop a widely accepted marketing image for the Area. 3. To co-ordinate and integrate marketing on behalf of the Area across the public and private sector. 4. To create partnerships and appropriate methods of communications in furtherance of these objectives. Marketing Manchester is the agency charged with promoting Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, invest, meet, and study. Their work is an essential component to successfully raise the profile of Manchester as the gateway to the North and improve global perceptions and city ranking. Marketing Manchester is the city-region's destination marketing organisation, which also incorporates the official tourist board for Greater Manchester, as well as the Manchester Convention Bureau. They also support Invest Manchester in the delivery of promotion focusing on priority sectors and campaigns. Their work is informed by the Greater Manchester Strategy, the Greater Manchester International Strategy and the Greater Manchester Visitor Economy Strategy.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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
MARKETING MANCHESTER
Id
GB-COH-03192592

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03192592

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVNN-1864-QHGM

Address

Street Address
Lee House
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 5JW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

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
79342000
Description
Marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03192592
Name
MARKETING MANCHESTER

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
12 May 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
A number of agreed deliverables and outcomes are in place between GMCA and the provider. Performance against these measures is monitored through quarterly reporting arrangements, enabling progress to be reviewed, outcomes tracked, and any delivery issues identified and addressed in a timely manner.

Period

Starts
12 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
3,788,400
Amount
3,157,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072605-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
31 Jul 2026, 11:08
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 038968-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 038984-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 072605-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·