9 live tenders in and around Manchester from the council, NHS and other public buyers, collected every morning from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender and the national portals, plus 141 recent contract awards. Always verify details on the buyer's original notice.
Updated 1 October 2026
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Greater Manchester is the most integrated city region outside London. Ten metropolitan boroughs — Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan — buy both individually and collectively through the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which holds devolved powers over transport, health and skills.
The GMCA and Transport for Greater Manchester procure at city-region scale. Greater Manchester also has an unusually integrated health and social care system, with major NHS foundation trusts including Manchester University NHS FT — one of the largest in the country. The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford add substantial estates and research procurement. Housing associations across the conurbation are significant buyers of construction and maintenance.
The buyers currently advertising most in and around Manchester on Daily Tenders are PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, Kier Transportation - CP7 NWC, Kier Infrastructure, Trafford Council and KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED.
Most Greater Manchester authorities use The Chest, the North West's shared e-procurement portal, which is the single registration that matters for this region. Notices also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender by value.
Devolution means more is procured at city-region level than in comparable areas, so contracts tend to be larger and longer than a single borough would let. That favours suppliers who can cover the whole conurbation, but lotting by borough is common precisely to keep smaller firms in the market — read the lot structure before deciding a contract is too big.
The shared e-procurement portal used by most local authorities across the North West, including the Greater Manchester boroughs. One registration gives you visibility of opportunities across the region, and it is the first thing to set up if you sell here.
Yes. GMCA and Transport for Greater Manchester procure in their own right for transport, skills and economic development, alongside the ten boroughs buying for their own services. Watch both.
On The Chest, the North West shared portal, with contracts above £30,000 also published on Contracts Finder and higher-value work on Find a Tender. Salford, Trafford and the other Greater Manchester boroughs use the same portal, so one registration covers the conurbation.
The councils, the NHS foundation trusts and the universities are the main buyers of cleaning, security, grounds and building maintenance services. Much of it is let through regional frameworks or multi-year contracts, so the award notices showing when current contracts started are the best guide to when they will be re-let.
Published contract award notices from the last two years: who won, for how much, and the official notice. Across 41 awards with a published value, the typical contract was £250k, and half fell between £111k and £580k.
141 awards in Manchester in the last two years. Subscribers see what comparable contracts went for on every tender they open.
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