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GMCA 1517 Digital Transformation Programme

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £8,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 9 years, starting 1 April 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

GMFRS/GMCA are looking into delivering Digital Transformation Programme to GMFRS over a period of up to 10 years. GMFRS/GMCA will be delivering the programme, and we are looking for a partner to deliver the 'digital solution' project/element of the programme, for approx. 3.5 years, with ongoing support and maintenance expected beyond that. The organisation currently has 50+ fragmented systems and 30+ processes with many manual interventions, across 'Service Delivery' and 'Prevention & Protection' directorates, duplicate and inconsistent premises, people and risk data, heavy reliance on manual data entry and re-keying, limited mobile capability impacting field-based working, constraints in reporting, auditability and data quality - all of which will wish to address in the Programme.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 062374-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 062392-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 067976-2026

About the buyer

Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

300

Awards

204

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From notice 062374-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 July 2026, last updated 17 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.