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Transport For Greater Manchester · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 08:45.

Opportunity overview

TfGM have a requirement for the procurement of software licences, products and services, which are needed to ensure TfGM staff can access the necessary software, via a Value-Added Reseller ("VAR") agreement. A VAR is a single supplier organisation that adds features or services to an existing third-party product (the licence or software that is being purchased from the developer). It then resells the integrated, customized solution to an end-user or consumer. VARs add features or services to software and hardware products. They then resell these products to end users as turnkey solutions. Organisations such as TfGM often need to replace old hardware and software or create new systems. This process can be difficult, especially if the user or business does not have the requisite knowledge. VARs support organisations in this by selling products, expertise, and logistics. VARs commonly offer hardware and software packages designed for specific tasks, such as point of sale or cloud storage. VARs that offer these turnkey systems usually provide installation, training, VARs often have expertise in specialised markets. They may offer consultation and assessment services to customers for instance. These services help the customer discover their needs. The VAR can then offer an appropriate solution. TfGM undertook a competition via the RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Service 2 framework, Lot 3 (Software) to find a supplier for this contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Softcat Plc

Matched by number
Published award value
£9.2m
Awarded
13 Jul 2026
Award ID
ocds-b5fd17-ec032f75-4b08-4fd2-bd26-2c6488364039-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02174990

Classification

  • CPV72260000 — Software-related services

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
TfGM VALUE ADDED RESELLER (VAR) 2026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72260000
Description
Software-related services

Tender Period

Ends
15 Jun 2026, 15:00

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
5 Oct 2029, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Postal Code
M1 3BG

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/6mSZ7wBV
Name
Transport For Greater Manchester

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport For Greater Manchester
Scheme
GB-SRS
Id
sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/6mSZ7wBV

Address

Street Address
2 Piccadilly Place
Locality
MANCHESTER
Postal Code
M13BG
Country Name
England

Contact

Details

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02174990
Name
Softcat Plc

Identifier

Legal Name
Softcat Plc
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02174990

Address

Street Address
Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, SL7 1LW

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-ec032f75-4b08-4fd2-bd26-2c6488364039-1
Status
active
Date
14 Jul 2026, 00:00
Published
9 Oct 2026, 07:20

Value

Amount
9,200,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02174990
Name
Softcat Plc

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
5 Oct 2029, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
9 Oct 2026, 07:20
Format
text/html
Language
en

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · MANCHESTER · M13BG · England
  • Delivery location · M1 3BG

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. f09aa148-35a1-42b4-bb74-1aa0492d9a44-917177Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·
  2. f09aa148-35a1-42b4-bb74-1aa0492d9a44-917178Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Transport for Greater Manchester awarded a software value-added reseller (VAR) call-off to SOFTCAT PLC under the RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Service 2 framework, Lot 3 (Software).

Published outcome signals

  • Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source status complete; award status activeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
  • Award decision date14 July 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-07-14.
  • Published contract period5 October 2026 to 5 October 2029Evidence: Award and tender contractPeriod specify start 2026-10-05 and end 2029-10-05.
95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice reference
f09aa148-35a1-42b4-bb74-1aa0492d9a44-917177
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-ec032f75-4b08-4fd2-bd26-2c6488364039
First published
9 Oct 2026
Last checked
9 Oct 2026, 08:45
Notice versions reviewed
2
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
9 Oct 2026
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