Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 12 Feb 2026, 14:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Professional Standards System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD3)

Awarded value£212,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Force Information Systems Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

File management system used to manage cases raised by GMP's professional standards function.

Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Feb 2026, 14:07 GMT
Last source update: 2 Apr 2026, 17:36 BST
Authority reference: A1232
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031157
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064f28 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: This is the most economical route to market.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

9 Mar 2026 → 2 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends231 days ago
9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published207 days ago
2 Apr 2026, 17:36 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
12 Feb 2026, 14:07 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
26 Feb 2026, 13:35 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Apr 2026, 17:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £212,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Force Information Systems LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031	£212,000	26 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Force Information Systems LimitedSME
Signed
12 Mar 2026
Value
£212,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Less than £5m. Service levels are set by severity of fault - will be monitored by GMP's ITDD Commercial Management Team.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FORCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02258880GB-PPON: PGTX-3738-TTQG C/O Ppk Accountants Limited Sandhurst House, Sandhurst, South East, GU47 0QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Apr 2026, 17:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Feb 2026, 13:35 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Feb 2026, 14:07 GMT