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TfGM Single View of the Network

Details

Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester
Value: £1,000,000
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 9 October 2026
Submission: 20 November 2026in 1 month
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

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.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published9 October 2026
Current notice
Next: Submission date20 November 2026in 1 month

About the buyer

Transport for Greater Manchester is the local transport body behind the Bee Network, buying with its own team of CIPS-qualified procurement professionals. Tenders are advertised on ProContract, the organisation's own e-tendering portal. Larger opportunities are published as Pipeline Notices on Find a Tender, with older award notices held on Contracts Finder. Established frameworks, run either externally or in-house, cover much of what TfGM buys for ease and speed. Bus contracts follow a separate route, procured through the Bee Network's bus franchising model. Suppliers can reach the procurement team directly by email for guidance on bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Greater Manchester's contract awards have been in business services, transport services and IT services.