Published date: 23 April 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£1,500,000

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN735028-72996520

Published date

23 April 2025

Closing date

9 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 October 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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The purpose of the charter is to support landlords to voluntarily raise renting standards across GM by meeting specific member criteria, and to raise expectations of what renting can be like. Our expectation is that the charter will continue to run beyond the end of the contract, and that the contract may be renewed subject to performance and appropriate processes. \\\\r\\r\r
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The implementation unit will be operationally independent from the GMCA or any Greater Manchester local authority, creating a new respected voice working to improve renting in Greater Manchester. It will be overseen by a governing board chaired by GMCA, but made up of landlords, tenants, and other stakeholders. \\\\r\\r\r
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The implementation unit will be responsible for taking the Good Landlord Charter from the design agreed by GMCA to full operation, including any sub-contractual arrangements this involves. Expected activities are described at length below in section two. They will require a range of organisational skills and capacities, including stakeholder management, interactive policy development, publicity and communications, training and support, assessment and due diligence, data handling, data systems and online. We understand that few if any organisations will have had experience of working with the range of landlords who will be covered by the charter or hold the full suite of organisational skills and capacities, and therefore expect prospective providers to explain in their bids how they would bridge any gaps. In line with this, we are open to consortium bids.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

GMCA 966 Good Landlord Charter

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 19 November 2024

Additional text

Please see The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ for access to the Tender and supporting documentation

Award information

Awarded date

29 October 2024

Contract start date

15 November 2024

Contract end date

14 November 2027

Total value of contract

£1,500,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Dispute Service Ltd

Address

HP2 7TG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carys Hopcyn

Address

GMCA Offices
1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7873927261

Email

carys.hopcyn@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/