GMCA965 Legal Services Support to GMCA's Waste & Resources Service
Awarded to DLA PIPER UK LLP
Greater Manchester Combined Authority(buyer)
- Published
- Published 2 March 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 8 April 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 171 awarded contracts
Manchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £895,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 2 March 2026
- Questions by
- 30 March 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £895,000
- Award date
- 14 May 2026
- Contract period
- 31 May 2026 → 31 December 2027
- Contract length
- 1 year 7 months
- Could run to
- 31 December 2029
- Bids received
- 5
- DLA PIPER UK LLP
This contract ends on 31 December 2027, or 31 December 2029 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
DLA PIPER UK LLP
- Based in
- London
- Public contracts won
- 109
- Across UK and EU notices
1 other contract from Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2026, worth £150,000.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
5
0 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 30% · Quality 70%
- Price30%
- Understanding of GMCA Context and Requirements10%
- Approach to Delivery25%
- Team, Local Presence and Resourcing10%
- Communication, Reporting and Relationship Management5%
- Social Value20%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£73,982
Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 12.1× the median.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority in the last 12 months
179
contracts awarded, worth £47,927,104 in total
Recent awards in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
14 September 2026
Contract
15 May 2026
Tender Update
6 March 2026
Contract Notice
2 March 2026
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