# Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\): UK public-sector contract awards > A public buyer profile built from sourced government contract award notices. ## Key facts - Awards: 50 - Known award value: £26,929,485 - Distinct contract winners: 33 - First award: 16 September 2020 - Latest award: 14 May 2025 ## Top contract winners - [Skills and Work Solutions Limited t/a The Growth Company](/contract-winners/growth/public-sector-contract-awards): 7 awards - [Acorn Training](/contract-winners/acorn-training/public-sector-contract-awards): 4 awards - North West Skills Academy: 3 awards - [CAREER CONNECT](/contract-winners/career-connect/public-sector-contract-awards): 3 awards - [Bright Direction Training](/contract-winners/bright-direction-training/public-sector-contract-awards): 2 awards ## Contract awards ### [Warm Homes Qualitative Evaluation - Consultancy Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-36fb8e93-9c06-4f21-845e-115ddd742283) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Forever Manchester Trading Limited · £36,865 · 1 March 2023 · awarded ### [ECO4 Flexible Eligibility Deliverer - Approved Installer List](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-4373a965-86e5-4f5f-b5ca-72deaf760da5) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Next Energy Solutions Ltd · £350,000 · 17 February 2023 · awarded ### [LAEP Strategic Outline Business Case Embedded Resource \(Consultancy\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-84bada7d-b290-4d9c-9e7a-b101e5273cec) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Ernst & Young LLP · £164,200 · 20 October 2022 · awarded ### [HELGA DPS RM3824 Stage 2 - Decarbonisation Consultancy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1196d314-8bf8-415f-a231-cadf5a0269e6) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Anthesis \(UK\) Limited · £403,700 · 10 January 2023 · awarded ### [Principal Designer Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-337f4c54-aea4-47ca-bce6-ff78a442c592) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · David Trowler Associates · £43,300 · 10 January 2023 · awarded ### [Mini Comp under NWCH Lot 2 for Building Consultant](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bfa9be5e-db5c-4989-9da5-8074f9c6e9b5) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · ISG Construction Limited · £28,600,000 · 7 December 2022 · awarded ### [Consultancy for Capital Works Awarded](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e9baf768-5480-492e-a3e7-e5f8e840abd9) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Perfect Circle JV Ltd · £1,500,000 · 28 November 2022 · awarded ### [IT Internal Audit Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-743dbd6a-9107-4a47-a723-a666d5a709d5) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Mersey Internal Audit Agency · £156,600 · 3 January 2023 · awarded ### [Solar Energy Generation Scheme- Grand Central Leisure Centre](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-61e2df49-0650-48e6-aead-b67e122e74ed) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · CorEnergy Limited · £274,608 · 21 December 2022 · awarded ### [Greater Manchester Skills for Growth Service Evaluation](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-57f8e5e1-19af-4011-bef0-a211c3c6735f) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · YORK CONSULTING LLP · £142,725 · 10 March 2021 · awarded ### [Health and Social Care Growth Programme Lead Supplier](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3673c387-2b0d-4ac8-a0f8-0ee4e719acef) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · ACORN TRAINING LTD · £2,939,999 · 30 September 2021 · awarded ### [Reskills and Upskills for the Digital Industry Lead Supplier](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1a618933-5730-4f86-8f43-51aee5fd3905) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Serco Ltd · £4,000,000 · 30 September 2021 · awarded ### [ESF Skills for Growth: Innovation Pot](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9619a19b-43ee-4f2c-a345-596e0697ebe1) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED · £1,998,764 · 21 October 2022 · awarded ### [ESF Skills for Growth: CPD for Allied Health Professionals \(AHP\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-40d48208-f867-4966-8ae6-1cbec85dd6ed) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · University of Salford · £1,199,192 · 16 September 2022 · awarded ### [ESF Skills for Growth: Education - Early Years Workforce Upskilling](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-840dde4a-048b-4c82-862a-a36f302883e4) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · ACORN TRAINING LTD · £1,499,993 · 26 July 2022 · awarded ### [ESF Skills for Growth: Logistics Skills](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-41d0b90d-456c-48b6-8100-761e46a8cfac) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED · £1,000,000 · 19 May 2022 · awarded ### [ESF Skills for Growth: Project Management for Non-Project Managers](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e031e410-e14a-427b-8ecd-a31a3ff6a29f) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · The Growth Company Limited · £500,000 · 4 May 2022 · awarded ### [Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services - Education, Training and Employment \(ETE\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8ba48eae-a3a0-4212-ac47-299b9305d252) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Career Connect · £3,801,501 · 13 September 2021 · awarded ### [ESF NEETs and Youth Employment Programme \(2 Lots\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bd2e35ae-cf53-44a0-9569-c3ce89ef4c53) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · Career Connect · £5,000,000 · 26 November 2021 · awarded ### [Skills for Growth: Digital Skills for Growth and Productivity](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6bbae39a-fc6c-4b4f-96c4-251f40d4585c) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · NORTH WEST SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED · £1,000,000 · 30 September 2021 · awarded ### [Greater Manchester Skills Bootcamps \(Wave 3\) Specification: Digital](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-34133a45-4113-41d6-a08b-ce02120c4283) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING LIMITED · £913,710 · 15 June 2022 · awarded ### [Lean Manufacturing and Management Skills](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-424f3326-f6ff-4192-9738-69b28d3d292d) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · INSTEP UK LIMITED · £1,200,000 · 22 December 2021 · awarded ### [Construction Skills for Growth & Productivity](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2fdf3d6b-191f-4b88-8886-95b5baa9d14f) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · NORTH WEST SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED · £1,200,000 · 22 December 2021 · awarded ### [Skills for Growth: Retrofit Skills Hub](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e5e499bc-082a-4aee-8c97-649050ba491f) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · NORTH WEST SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED · £1,100,000 · 23 August 2021 · awarded ### [GMCA 247 Station AV](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1d3af412-7a4e-47ab-94e7-72e1a182f935) Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\) · 16 September 2020 · open\_tender Page 2 of 2; 50 total records.