Pre-tender

Senior Leadership Development Programme

Details

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Topic: Administration, defence and social security services
Published: 5 October 2026
Submission: 20 October 2026in 1 week
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

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.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published5 October 2026
Current notice

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

75000000 · Administration, defence and social security services
80532000 · Management training services
80570000 · Personal development training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov
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Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@greater-manchester-combined-authority.gov
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