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Departure Manager (DMAN)

MAG AIRPORT LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 07:06.

Opportunity overview

MAG invited tenders to establish a Framework Agreement for Departure Manager (DMAN) systems at our Manchester (MAN) and London Stansted (STN) Airports). Manchester Airports Group (MAG) currently uses Pre-Departure Sequencer (PDS) systems at Manchester (MAN) and London Stansted (STN) airports to support air traffic controllers (ATCOs), but these systems depend heavily on human expertise and lack the comprehensive functionality of a Departure Management (DMAN) system. In response to the 2022 amendment to the Air Traffic Management Regulation (EU No 716/2014), MAG is now required to implement DMAN systems at both airports, marking a significant move toward more intelligent and integrated airport operations. Additionally, MAG plans to install new Electronic Flight Progress Strip (EFPS) systems with Integrated Controller Working Positions (ICWP), with completion targeted for 2028 at Manchester and 2032 at Stansted. To meet these timelines, fully operational and standardised replacement systems must be in place at each airport by their respective deadlines. There is a need for the successful supplier to supply a highly adaptable, interoperable and integrated solution for the implementation of a DMAN system in accordance with the Requirements set out in the tender documentation.

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.

Frequentis (UK) Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£5m
Awarded
23 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02704890
Location
Twickenham, UKI75, TW1 3QS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
ID07301
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
MAG AIRPORT LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-11748654

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11748654

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHNZ-5718-LHXL

Address

Street Address
6th Floor, Olympic House
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M90 1QX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
Frequentis (UK) Limited
Id
GB-COH-02704890

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02704890

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTMB-2775-TGHH

Address

Street Address
Regal House
Locality
Twickenham
Postal Code
TW1 3QS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI75

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Departure Manager (DMAN) System
Status
active
Date
24 Aug 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
2 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48120000
Description
Flight control software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212100
Description
Industry specific software development services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212121
Description
Air traffic control software development services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
6,000,000
Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02704890
Name
Frequentis (UK) Limited

Contract period

Starts
22 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
21 Sept 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
22 Sept 2041, 00:59

Renewal

Description
The Framework will be let for an initial period of 7 years with potential further extensions taking it through to 15 years in total. This potential framework length will allow MAG to call off any maintenance and support requirements long beyond the initial implementation at each airport. The extensions may be exercised at MAG's discretion based on a range of factors including business needs and circumstances

Options

Description
MAG shall have the option to procure any hardware, software, licences, product upgrades, or services that relate to or are ancillary to the main purpose of the contract notice and / or that are required in order to receive the benefit of the applicable goods or services being procured. All airports as currently part of the MAG Group reserve the right to potentially procure similar DMAN systems for these airport(s) through the resulting framework agreement. In the event that MAG acquires any other airport(s), we also reserve the right to potentially procure similar DMAN systems for these airport(s) through the resulting framework agreement.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082975-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Sept 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
21 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M90 1QX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 082975-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·