Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 25 Sept 2025, 12:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TfGM Content Management System

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)

ServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TfGM are testing the market for a new Content Management System contract to potentially take over from the current contract that they have in place for this service.

TfGM has a range of websites and mobile apps whose content is managed by a single CMS. The type of content ranges from rich content pages, mixing text, images, video and downloadable content, to micro-content such as the labels on form fields, and navigation menu links.

The main features of the CMS which we use are:

  • Headless architecture: separating content from presentation, content is delivered via APIs and consumed by our front end websites and app.
  • Content modelling: creating custom, composable and reusable content types.
  • Media management: upload and manage image, video and documents.
  • Content editing: user friendly interface for editing content.
  • Content preview: see how content will look before it goes live.
  • Versioning: track changes and enable content editors to revert to earlier versions of content.
  • Environment management: test and production environments which can be connected to our test and production front end environments.
  • Developer tools: to make integration and automation easy.

This is likely to be a 3+1+1 contract term so a max term of 5 years in the extension is taken up.

The current contract ends in March 2026 so any system that is implemented would need to be up and running before this date.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensions
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
25 Sept 2025, 12:51 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 12:51 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059665
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a205 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 12:51 BST
  2. Market engagement365 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

    TfGM are seeking to understand what is currently available in the market in this area. TfGM are therefore inviting suitable suppliers to respond to an RfI (Request for Information) document that will TfGM decide their procurement strategy.

    TfGM are seeking a fully functional solution and are not looking for a development partner.

    TfGM do not guarantee that this exercise will result in a procurement exercise.

    If your organisation can provide a solution that meets the requirements of this notice, please email [email protected] with 'Content Management System RfI' in the subject field and the RfI document will then be shared with you.

    Responses to the RfI will then need to be submitted no later than 3pm on 9th October 2025.

  3. Tender notice expected334 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts300 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 12:51 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNJQ-2746-NWYT 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure