Marketing Manchester Business Plan

Greater Manchester Combined Authority
North West
Direct award
26 June 2025 to 31 March 2026

Delivery of strategic expertise and tactical marketing campaigns to promote Greater Manchester. The service requires quarterly reporting on key activities, milestone tracking, and performance against established KPIs, alongside regular strategic planning meetings with the authority to ensure alignment with regional objectives.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.8m; As published
Published: 31 March 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 26 June 2025; MARKETING MANCHESTER
Contract length: 9 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of strategic marketing and communications services to enhance the regional, national, and international profile of a major city-region.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
31 March 2025
Contract awardedto MARKETING MANCHESTER
26 June 2025
Contract starts
26 June 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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How it compares

29× the typical place branding contract (£60k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/320111/marketing-manchester-business-plan
Buyer reference: GMCA 1482
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa9a
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Marketing Manchester Business Plan. Contract award, 31 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/320111/marketing-manchester-business-plan (accessed 12 October 2026).