GMCA 894 5GIR
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Constellia Public Ltd
- Value
- £232,717.95
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Business and management consultancy and related services
- Published
- 4 October 2024
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
CJ Founds Associates (CJF) were directly engaged by GMCA in August 2023 to support a £3M bid to Government for Greater Manchester to host a 5G Innovation Region project pilot. CJF had previously programme managed and supported the GM Local Full Fibre Network project between 2019 and 2022 therefore had both insights into and experience of working across GM on digital infrastructure projects. They had also undertaking work for GMCA on digital infrastructure mapping across GM during 2023. GMCA were notified that they were successful in the 5GIR project bid in late November 2023 and an MOU was agreed in early January 2024. The purpose is to deliver a Greater Manchester 5G Innovation Region Smart Decarbonisation Network (GM 5GIR SDN). CJF supported the initial mobilisation work in and GMCA wishes to continue using them for overall programme management and support for the initiative which has a tight deadline of delivery by March 2025.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date8 November 2023
- Completed: Award published4 October 2024Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025
About the buyer
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a local government body that advertises its opportunities, receives bids and manages its procurement on the Pro-Contract e-tendering portal. Tenders across Greater Manchester are managed through The Chest. Notices for new opportunities and awarded contracts also appear on the Central Digital Platform under the Procurement Act 2023. Education, work and skills activity is commissioned through the authority's own Flexible Procurement System. Councils across Greater Manchester use the same system to commission apprenticeships. The Greater Manchester Social Value Policy covers job creation, upskilling of the workforce and net zero carbon.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's contract awards have been in IT services, business services and research and development.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov |
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