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Opportunity overview
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as the contracting authority for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), is seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative supplier with the expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop a GMP-led Senior Leadership Development Programme for leaders operating at Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent (or equivalent staff) level.
The appointed supplier will assume overall responsibility for the end-to-end design and development of the programme and all associated learning materials. The supplier will be expected to work closely with GMP stakeholders to gain a comprehensive understanding of GMP's strategic priorities, organisational context, operational environment and leadership requirements, ensuring that the final product is tailored to the realities of modern policing and the specific needs of GMP.
Classification
CPV75000000 — Administration, defence and social security services
CPV80532000 — Management training services
CPV80570000 — Personal development training services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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Administration, defence and social security services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80532000
Description
Management training services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80570000
Description
Personal development training services
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Interested parties are invited to complete the short questionnaire included in this document, which will allow GMP to better understand the current market and assist the Force in the development of the final specification and most appropriate route to market.
Expressions of interest, and requests to complete the questionnaire can be made by contacting Chris Garner (GMP Procurement Officer) via email at procurement@gmp.police.uk.
Clarifications may also be sought via the same address. Please quote reference A1350 on all correspondence.
It should be noted that tender documents have not yet been issued for this contract. The full specification will be made available at the start of any formal procurement process.
The deadline for receipt of completed responses is 17:00 on Monday 19th October 2026.
Due
20 Oct 2026, 00:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
093847-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 6EU · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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093847-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for a planned Greater Manchester Police senior leadership development programme. The eventual supplier is expected to design and develop a tailored programme and associated learning materials for Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent-level leaders (and equivalent staff). Bidding is not stated as open.
Who this may suit
Best suited to leadership-development and management-training providers with experience designing bespoke programmes for senior operational leaders, ideally with an understanding of policing or similarly complex public-sector environments.
Key points identified
Relevant expertise, experience and capacitySupplier is sought with expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop the programme.Evidence: "seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative supplier with the expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop"
Programme design and developmentOverall end-to-end design and development responsibility.Evidence: "The appointed supplier will assume overall responsibility for the end-to-end design and development of the programme"
Learning materialsDevelop all associated learning materials.Evidence: "and all associated learning materials"
96% approved-analysis confidence8 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement for a planned Greater Manchester Police senior leadership development programme. The eventual supplier is expected to design and develop a tailored programme and associated learning materials for Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent-level leaders (and equivalent staff). Bidding is not stated as open.
Who this may suit
Best suited to leadership-development and management-training providers with experience designing bespoke programmes for senior operational leaders, ideally with an understanding of policing or similarly complex public-sector environments.
Key deliverables
End-to-end design and development of the Senior Leadership Development Programme
Associated learning materials
A programme tailored to GMP strategic priorities, organisational context, operational environment and leadership needs
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
8 criteria identified
Relevant expertise, experience and capacity
98% confidence
Supplier is sought with expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop the programme.
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"seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative supplier with the expertise, experience and capacity to design and develop"
Programme design and development
99% confidence
Overall end-to-end design and development responsibility.
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"The appointed supplier will assume overall responsibility for the end-to-end design and development of the programme"
Learning materials
99% confidence
Develop all associated learning materials.
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"and all associated learning materials"
Stakeholder collaboration
99% confidence
Work closely with GMP stakeholders to understand requirements and context.
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"expected to work closely with GMP stakeholders"
Tailored policing context
99% confidence
Programme must reflect modern policing and GMP-specific needs.
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"ensuring that the final product is tailored to the realities of modern policing and the specific needs of GMP"
Supplier eligibility conditions
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No selection, exclusion, financial-standing or insurance requirements are stated.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity record does not state whether it is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity record does not state whether it is suitable for VCSEs.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No minimum or maximum value is provided.
Currency
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No currency is provided.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No pricing model, payment terms or contract terms are stated.
Delivery
Service scope
99% confidence
Senior leadership development programme for GMP leaders at Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent level, or equivalent staff level.
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"for leaders operating at Chief Inspector to Chief Superintendent (or equivalent staff) level"
Delivery geography
90% confidence
United Kingdom; buyer is based in Manchester.
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Delivery location is listed as UK; buyer location is Manchester, M1 6EU.
Display status is "upcoming" and notice type is "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Bidding status
99% confidence
Not stated as open.
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The record is in planning and has no tender start date or submission deadline.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Procurement method fields are null.
Notice publication date
99% confidence
5 October 2026.
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Published at 2026-10-05T13:43:47+01:00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown at market-engagement stage.
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No submission deadline is provided.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The opportunity is preliminary market engagement, so final scope and requirements may change.
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Notice type is preliminary market engagement and status is planning/upcoming.
Procurement and submission uncertainty
99% confidence
Procurement route, tender timetable and submission requirements are unknown.
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No procurement method, tender start date or submission deadline is supplied.
Commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
Budget, pricing model, contract term and commercial conditions are unknown.
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No value, currency, contract dates or commercial terms are supplied.
Specialist-context risk
96% confidence
The programme must be tailored to policing realities and GMP's operational context, requiring credible contextual understanding.
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The final product must be tailored to "the realities of modern policing" and GMP's specific needs.
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