Evaluation/Assessments of Mayoral Combined Authorities - Pre Tender Market Exercise

Requirement To carry out the external readiness checks of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the West Midlands Combined Authority (MCAs) to provide assurance of readiness for the trailblazer single settlement. Background At Spring Budget 2023, the UK Government announced the trailblazer devolution deals with the MCAs and set out its commitment to implement single departmental style settlements ('single settlements') for the MCAs at the next Spending Review (SR). In November 2023, HMG published a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out the principles under which the single settlements with the MCAs will be agreed and implemented. The settlement will increase the MCAs autonomy, ability to prioritise decisions locally, and ability to reprioritise across its own budgets. This will require MCAs to perform functions which are set out in the MOU. The purpose of the readiness check is prepare and provide assurance of readiness for the single settlement. A link to the MOU is in the attached PTME document. The purpose of this PTME is to: 1.1.1 help define the requirement; 1.1.2 help provide a better understanding of the feasibility of the requirement; 1.1.3 understand the best approach; 1.1.4 understand the capacity of the market to deliver and possible risks involved; and 1.1.5 provide the market with an opportunity to ask questions, raise queries and any issues to be addressed at an early stage. Potential Providers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this PTME document at any time prior to the Response Deadline of Friday 23rd February 2024 @ 13:00pm. Questions must be submitted by email, using the reference "CPD4126156 Evaluation/Assessments of Mayoral Combined Authorities" in the subject line to; commercialtenders@levellingup.gov.uk Please also find attached PTME document for further information.