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title: "Bus Franchising and Metrolink Joint Digital Mobile Radio   Reference Number: 20222621"
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# Bus Franchising and Metrolink Joint Digital Mobile Radio   Reference Number: 20222621

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-and-metrolink-joint-digital-mobile-radio-reference-number-20222621-ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Greater Manchester Combined Authority: "Bus Franchising and Metrolink Joint Digital Mobile Radio   Reference Number: 20222621". Published status: active. Published Value: £11,882,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001)
- **Published Value:** £11,882,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Installation services (except software), Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, Telecommunications services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-and-metrolink-joint-digital-mobile-radio-reference-number-20222621-ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-and-metrolink-joint-digital-mobile-radio-reference-number-20222621-ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-and-metrolink-joint-digital-mobile-radio-reference-number-20222621-ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e#participate

## Description
GMCA & TfGM require a highly reliable, fault tolerant and scalable Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system to meet the initial and future voice and low volume data communications joint needs of the TfGM Bus and Tram operations.
The Bus network for the Greater Manchester area, are being brought under local control and will be run by TfGM, on behalf of GMCA.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 32000000, 51000000, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £11,882,000
- **Description:** The Bus network for the Greater Manchester area, are being brought under local control and will be run by TfGM, on behalf of GMCA.
TfGM of behalf of GMCA, will undertake an Open Procurement and appoint a single Service Provider to design, build, supp...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035035-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-12T10:59:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:57:23.325Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038c8e