Official UK procurement notice
GMCA 1171 Marketing Manchester Business Plan 2024-25
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2024, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2024, 09:44 BST
- Authority reference
DN744277- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a631Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
As with the previous contract, this will be directly awarded to Marketing Manchester under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, that “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
In April 2023, Marketing Manchester received confirmation of VisitEngland Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status. As the official agency charged with promoting Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, invest, meet, and study for over 25 years, the work that Marketing Manchester undertakes is essential for raising not only the profile of the city-region itself, but also for Manchester as the gateway to the north of England, and for overall global perceptions of UK cities. Marketing Manchester incorporates the official tourist board for Greater Manchester, as well as the Manchester Convention Bureau, whilst also delivering promotion focused on priority business sectors and campaigns including digital, innovation, and green.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manchester | £1,757,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032010-2024-1 · Marketing Manchester
- Signed
- 20 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1,757,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- GMCAReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marketing ManchesterAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.