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E Discovery and Data Management Services

Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as the contracting authority for Greater Manchester Police, is looking to procure a solution for the delivery of E Discovery Services for a large scale, and live, fraud investigation.

Classification

  • CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
  • CPV48600000 — Database and operating software package
  • CPV72210000 — Programming services of packaged software products
  • CPV72240000 — Systems analysis and programming services
  • CPV72250000 — System and support services
  • CPV72300000 — Data services
  • CPV72400000 — Internet services
  • CPV72510000 — Computer-related management services
  • CPV72590000 — Computer-related professional services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
A1257
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48600000
Description
Database and operating software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72210000
Description
Programming services of packaged software products
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72240000
Description
Systems analysis and programming services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72300000
Description
Data services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72400000
Description
Internet services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72510000
Description
Computer-related management services
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72590000
Description
Computer-related professional services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Prior to any procurement process, GMP is undertaking a period of preliminary market engagement. Interested parties are invited to complete a short questionnaire which will allow GMP to better understand the current market, assist the Force in the development of the final specification and identify the most appropriate route to market. It should be noted that tender documents have not yet been issued for this contract. The full specification will be made available at the start of any subsequent procurement process. Following a review of questionnaire responses, GMP may invite one or more suppliers to discuss their offering in more detail. To register an interest in this preliminary market engagement process and to receive a copy of the questionnaire, please email procurement@gmp.police.uk. Please quote the reference 'A1257' on all correspondence. Clarifications may also be sought using the same address. To ensure transparency rules are adhered to, no correspondence should be entered into with any GMP employee or contractor about this requirement, other than as stated above.
Due
30 Jan 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
004417-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jan 2026, 15:03
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PXBN-3793-LCTQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXBN-3793-LCTQ

Address

Street Address
56 Oxford Street
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 6EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Name
Ali Cordrey

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 6EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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