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UTC Ducting & Minor Highways Framework

Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester →

BuyerTransport for Greater Manchester
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£75,000,000
Published12 Aug 2026

What is being bought

TfGM's current UTC Ducting & Minor Highways Framework is approaching the end of its current term and in advance of retender TfGM are seeking market input into delivery routes for either a new framework or alternative options that will meet TfGM's requirements over the coming four (or alternative) year period that will successfully meet the on-going demands of renewing and enhancing the Highway Network into future funding cycles. The expiring framework has been used to deliver the following minor highways schemes: - The addition of SCOOT / MOVA ducting to existing traffic signal junctions - Bus stop kerbing and flagging upgrades - Construction of controlled pedestrian crossings (zebra, puffin, toucan etc) - Construction of new traffic signal junctions and upgrades to existing junctions. Please note the values in this notice are based on a single supplier contracting arrangement. In the instance that a framework is established, the values and dates will be as follows: Start Date: 01/05/2027 End Date: 30/04/2031 Estimated Value: £25,000,000 And in the instance that a single supplier contracting arrangement is established, the values and dates will be as follows: Start Date: 01/05/2027 End Date: 30/04/2039 Estimated Value: £90,000,000 Following the market engagement phase, TfGM will confirm the contracting arrangement.

Delivery location

UKD3, GB

Categories

Designs 22314000Building fittings 44115000Construction work 45000000Construction consultancy services 71530000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Jul 2027 to 30 Jun 2035
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Designs, Building fittings, Construction work, Construction consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 22. The category anchor is Designs (22314000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 224893 median · 18.6 average (197 of 489 with a bid count)3.7 average (216 of 489 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD34Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)11Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Market sounding questionnaires should be submitted via the ProContract procurement portal. Suppliers can register for free using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register. Upon registration, Suppliers can access the opportunity via the following project reference: DN825487. Interested parties will need to express interest via ProContract and request the Market Engagement Documentation. https://procontract.due-north.com Project reference DN825487. Please use the messaging function within the project to confirm interest, documentation will be sent via this route.engagement18 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e296
Latest release ID076776-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 12 2026 12:26:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£75,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Aug 2026planning076776-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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