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TfGM Content Management System

Transport for Greater Manchester · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:46.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05a205
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
4 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
4 Jan 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059665-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
25 Sept 2025, 12:51

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
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 procurement@tfgm.com 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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNJQ-2746-NWYT
Name
Transport for Greater Manchester

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 3BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Piccadilly Place

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNJQ-2746-NWYT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M1 3BG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a205-2025-09-25T12:51:41+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·