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Greater Manchester Combined Authority

GMCA 1984 Provision of Greater Manchester Faith and Belief Advisory Panel Facilitation

R&DCPV 73000000
Value£175k
Deadline17 Aug 2026
Published15 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 15 Jul 202627 days leftCloses 17 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@manchesterfire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

All Tenders must be submitted through The Chest, the North West Procurement portal, and can be accessed using the following link www.the-chest.org.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£175ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

GMCA is seeking to award a Contact for the provision of Faith and Belief Panel Services.

The Greater Manchester Equality Panels have been established to advise, support and challenge Greater Manchester's political leaders and policy-makers to tackle the discrimination and disadvantage that cause injustice and inequality in society, and champion Greater Manchester as an inclusive city-region.

They do this by working together with the GMCA and partners to: • Provide insight into Greater Manchester's diverse communities, enabling political leaders and public bodies to listen and engage in a more targeted and effective way • Communicate key messages to our communities as trusted sources • Codesign policies, programmes and strategies to ensure they work effectively for communities • Support an asset-based approach, highlighting new opportunities (and challenges) for positive collaboration that build on the resources and strengths within our communities

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Greater Manchester Equality Panels have been

The Greater Manchester Equality Panels have been established to advise, support and challenge Greater Manchester's political leaders and policy-makers to tackle the discrimination and disadvantage that cause injustice and inequality in society, and champion Greater Manchester as an inclusive city-region.

02

Provide insight into Greater Manchester's diverse communities

Provide insight into Greater Manchester's diverse communities, enabling political leaders and public bodies to listen and engage in a more targeted and effective way.

03

Codesign policies, programmes and strategies to ensure

Codesign policies, programmes and strategies to ensure they work effectively for communities.

04

Support an asset-based approach, highlighting new opportunities

Support an asset-based approach, highlighting new opportunities (and challenges) for positive collaboration that build on the resources and strengths within our communities.

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OCID
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Stage
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Source
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066941-2026
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