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# TC1164 Market Administration and Payments System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1164-market-administration-and-payments-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "TC1164 Market Administration and Payments System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 August 2024 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems, Software-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD, UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £833,184 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1164-market-administration-and-payments-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac`

## Before you bid
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- **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/tc1164-market-administration-and-payments-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc1164-market-administration-and-payments-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac#participate

## Description
Manchester City Council seeks a market administration and payment system.
Our objective is to establish a supported and auditable retail platform to facilitate the
continued sale of market trading spaces and the issuing of permission to operate a market.
The system will play a pivotal role in managing independent traders, Sunday market and car
boot stall holders, as well as independent market operators. The key functions of the system
include Sale, Account Management, Administrator Management, and Health & Safety. The
service must be a true Software as a Service (SaaS) offering

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** Further details are set out in the procurement documents. Additional information: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to
register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants wil...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Market Administration and Payments System (active)
  - Award id: `010397-2025-TC1164-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Farthest Gate Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141272`
  - Value: £833,184 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Market Administration and Payments System (active)
  - Signed Value: £833,184
  - Signed Date: 26/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010397-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-20T13:19:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T02:10:16.439Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0484ac