Is Greater Manchester work advertised separately from Manchester City Council work?

Often yes. The combined authority, the transport body and each borough publish their own notices, so it is worth watching the whole regional pool rather than a single buyer.

How do I keep up with new Manchester notices?

Set your regions and keywords in your procurement profile and Matched Alerts will email you a daily digest of the notices that fit.

Manchester tenders

Public sector tenders in Manchester

Manchester sits at the centre of a combined authority made up of ten boroughs, which changes how work reaches the market. A good deal of spending is coordinated across Greater Manchester rather than bought city by city, so a notice published by one authority can cover services delivered across a much wider footprint. Transport, health devolution and a long-running housing and regeneration programme all generate contracts that are advertised publicly before award. The notices below are drawn from our North West pool and refined by Manchester where the title or buyer names it.

Who buys in Manchester

Buyers active around Manchester include the city council and the surrounding Greater Manchester boroughs, the combined authority and its transport function, acute and mental health NHS trusts, the two large universities and several colleges, and housing providers with substantial local stock. Joint procurement between boroughs is common, so read the scope carefully to see how wide the delivery area really is.

What is procured locally

Regeneration and residential construction work tied to city centre and brownfield development.
Highways maintenance, active travel schemes and public transport support services.
Adult social care, mental health support and community health provision.
Estates, cleaning and catering services for university and college campuses.
Digital transformation, data and consultancy work for councils and health bodies.

Questions about Manchester tenders

Is Greater Manchester work advertised separately from Manchester City Council work?: Often yes. The combined authority, the transport body and each borough publish their own notices, so it is worth watching the whole regional pool rather than a single buyer.
How do I keep up with new Manchester notices?: Set your regions and keywords in your procurement profile and Matched Alerts will email you a daily digest of the notices that fit.

Latest contracts in Manchester and the North West

Contract information is aggregated from public sources under the Open Government Licence and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify details against the official published notice before bidding.

Construction & InfrastructureNorth WestOfficial government notice