Who Won It

Contract award · 29 Sep 2026

GMCA 2052 GM Fostering Hub CRM

Greater Manchester Combined Authority awarded “GMCA 2052 GM Fostering Hub CRM” to Now Foster for £205k on 29 Sep 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesNorth West

BuyerGreater Manchester Combined Authority
Value £205k
WinnerNow Foster SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Now Foster SME
Value
£205,128.21
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · Software implementation services (CPV 72263000)
Region
North West
Official notice
092057-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Sep 2026
  2. Published29 Sep 2026Published the same day

Description

Direct Award to Now Foster via Constellia Framework Agreement.

About the supplier

  • Now Foster: every public contract they have won.

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