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Official UK procurement notice
Solution Architect Resource · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£277,662published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Jul 2025
Awarded to SThree Partnership LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSolution Architecture expertise for the Rail PAYG Programme
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 13:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075317- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05da21Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Contract details notice published4 Nov 2025, 15:44 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published7 Aug 2026, 13:54 BSTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £277,6621 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SThree Partnership LLP | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Solution Architect Resource - Rail PAYG Programme · SThree Partnership LLP
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2025
- Value
- £277,662
- Period
- 3 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The extension could be used to continue the provision of Solution Architect services to the Rail PAYG Programme if required.
- Change 31 Jul 2026 The Rail PAYG Programme is delivering critical requirements for Transport for Greater Manchester and the wider GM Region. It is pivotal that current Solution Architect experience and expertise is retained for the next 6 months.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STHREE PARTNERSHIP LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender