Greater Manchester Drugs Early Warning System (DEWS)

What the buyer is asking for

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking to commission a service to; • Deliver and manage Professional Information Networks relating to drugs for each of the 10 Greater Manchester local authority areas, • Oversee the Greater Manchester Local Drug Information System alert panel, • Write and produce appropriate drug alerts, • Liaise with relevant national and regional organisations and systems regarding drug alerts and emerging drug trends.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 100%qualityTechnical Quality QuestionsTechnical Quality Questions weighted at 95% Social Value weighted at 5%

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  This is covered in the ITT Pack

• technical

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How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 29 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published24 days ago

   29 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST
2. Clarification questions by3 days ago

   18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 2 days

   24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 37 days

   28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Aug 2026, 14:29 BST082232-2026
2. Tender updated29 Aug 2026, 10:56 BST082389-2026

Payment terms

This is covered in the ITT.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender