Open7 days left · express interest by 3pm, Friday 20 November 2026

TfGM Single View of the Network

Transport for Greater Manchester · Local or regional public body

In brief

Transport for Greater Manchester is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (North West).

The estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 29 January 2027.

This is the first stage: register your interest by 3pm, Friday 20 November 2026, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Express interest by: 3pm, Friday 20 November 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

How bids are scored

Main Tender Stage - Technical 45% · Main Tender Stage - Demonstration 5% · Main Tender Stage - Social Value 10% · Main Tender Stage - Commercial 40%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 13 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking a cloud-hosted, AI-assisted Intelligent Transport Systems decision-support platform. The platform is intended to bring together and analyse real-time multimodal transport data, provide a unified operational view and support the development of a Single View of the Network. It will support 24/7 operational use by TfGM's Operational Control Centre and use by its Highways ITS and Urban Traffic Control teams. • Improve incident detection, verification and prioritisation. • Reduce manual data correlation and data hunting. • Support coordinated operational responses and organisational learning. • Provide a mature, configurable platform capable of integrating multiple operational data feeds and systems. This will be a 3+1+1 term mid tier contract.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 7 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £1,000,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in North West?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
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.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Register your interest before 3pm, Friday 20 November 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

9 October 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 095644-2026

About the buyer

Transport for Greater ManchesterLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

BT plc1 contract
Compass Iot Limited1 contract
Fuzzy Labs Limited1 contract
Scheidt & Bachmann Fare Collection Systems GmbH1 contract
Softcat plc1 contract

All tenders and awards from Transport for Greater Manchester

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From notice 095644-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 9 October 2026.