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Published 20 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Learning Management System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£384,000≈ £192k / year · £384,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Learning Management System for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of electronic educational technology (also called eLearning) courses or training programmes, as well the scheduling, recording and reporting of practical (non-electronic) training. This will include operational and non-operational training.

CPV: Document management system · E-learning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£384,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £384,000 exc. VAT · £384,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Any additional purchases under the option will follow the same terms and conditions as the original contract · The GMCA reserves the right to extend this contract for an additional 2 years (in 12 month increments).
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    a) Public Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) in respect of any one claim or series of claims arising out of the same event and without limit on the number of claims in any 12-month period;

    b) Employers Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) each claim;

    c) Professional indemnity- £2,000,000.00 (two million pounds) each claim

  • Technical & professional ability

    As specified in the tender document

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 20%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Implementation, Onboarding, and Configuration Approach: 15%
  • Technical Architecture, Integrations, and Single Sign On: 10%
  • Experience and Delivery Team Details: 15%
  • Licensing, Scalability and Data Management: 25%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Implementation, Onboarding, and Configuration Approach
  • Technical Architecture, Integrations, and Single Sign On
  • Experience and Delivery Team Details
  • Licensing, Scalability and Data Management
  • Social Value
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    a) Public Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) in respect of any one claim or series of claims arising out of the same event and without limit on the number of claims in any 12-month period;

    b) Employers Liability - £5,000,000.00 (five million pounds) each claim;

    c) Professional indemnity- £2,000,000.00 (two million pounds) each claim

  • Technical & professional ability

    As specified in the tender document

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
Last source update
26 May 2026, 14:53 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Jun 2026
Authority reference
GMCA 1746
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025734
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Document management systemE-learning services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067045 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All quotations must be submitted via The Chest (the North West Procurement Portal) - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

The Chest reference for this opportunity is DN808807

All responses must be submitted via The Chest. For the avoidance of doubt, quotations received in any other way will be rejected.

Timeline

20 Mar 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published220 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by195 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline174 days ago
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published153 days ago
    26 May 2026, 14:53 BST
  5. Award decision expected by121 days ago
    27 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  7. Contract startsin 65 days
    1 Jan 2027

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 12:27 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    26 May 2026, 14:53 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 May 2026, 14:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—22 May 2026Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThis Invitation to Tender document is issued via The Chest, the North West Procurement portal. Search by reference number Contract Ref: DN808807 GMCA Ref: GMCA 1746

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender