01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 26 January 2026
Description
GMCA are seeking a partner to evaluate the Support for the Social Economy Programme. This programme was commissioned in 2023 with the intention of providing a new digital front door to support Social Economy businesses, and to provide specialist support where gaps in existing provision are identified. The evaluation partner will deliver three main outputs for this contract: - An evaluation framework - An Evaluation Report - Guiding principles for future commissioning Page 2 to 5 The intention for the activity will be to answer the overarching research question of 'what lessons from this programme can inform future commissioning and provision of support for Greater Manchester's social economy?'
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
GMCA 1634 Support for the Social Economy Evaluation
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 9 March 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
56 Oxford Street, Manchester, UKD33, M1 6EU, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PXBN-3793-LCTQLITTLE LION RESEARCH LIMITED
6 Trafalgar Place, Manchester, UKD33, M20 3TF, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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