Official UK procurement notice
TfGM AS400 2025/26 Support and Hosting
Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTfGM were looking for a partner to provide AS400 hosting and support services.
The chosen supplier will provide both the hosting and the support services required and have the required expertise to manage the TfGM contract to a suitable level.
This will be a 1+1 contract term.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 30 May 2025, 08:12 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jan 2026, 09:14 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028630- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052945Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
TfGM are using Pro-Contract / The Chest for the management of this procurement. This is where the tender documents will be held and where suppliers must submit their bids.
The Pro-Contract ref number is DN766989 and this will open at 10am on 30/05/25.
If interested suppliers are not registered already on this e-sourcing portal, we recommend that they do so as soon as possible. Here is the link to register - procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 08:12 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published288 days ago5 Jan 2026, 09:14 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 08:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2025, 11:31 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Jan 2026, 09:14 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiz Digital Services LimitedSME6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026 · up to 5 Oct 2027Extensions: Single extension period of 12mths available if required, | £180,000 | 2 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Wiz Digital Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 19 Dec 2025 – 18 Dec 2027 · up to 18 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Should the contract be required for a further year, then the extension will be taken up.
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wiz Digital Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender