Official UK procurement notice
Support and maintenance of Strategic Data Store (SDS)
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£27,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Bluestar Software Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement description1 month support and maintenance of SDS with the option to extend for another 1 month, to ensure continued service provision whilst a long term contract is finalised using CCS VAS RM6259 framework.
Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders.
The date the contract is signed is the date the exemption has been approved.
Contracted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority for Greater Manchester Police.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT
- Authority reference
Ex708- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015069- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657bbFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £27,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestar Software Limited | £27,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Bluestar Software Limited
- Signed
- 5 Nov 2025
- Value
- £27,000
- Period
- 5 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bluestar Software LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender