RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Transport for Greater Manchester

Network Planning, Bus Optimisation and Timetabling Decision Support Software

IT ServicesCPV 48332000
Value£5.0m
Deadline
Published18 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@tfgm.com

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£5.0mtotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£5.4m

This is a large award for Software & IT Systems — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 30,286 valued Software & IT Systems tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Transport for Greater Manchester has published 12 Software & IT Systems notices, about every 5 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

As part of the evolution of the Bee Network under Bus Franchising in Greater Manchester, Transport for Greater Manchester have undertaken a comprehensive review of our requirements for the provision of service and fleet planning functionality across our Network.

Transport for Greater Manchester are looking to award a long-term contract(s) with one or more suppliers across 3 functional areas with potential lotting as per examples below.

1.

Network Planning 2.

Service and Vehicle Optimisation 3.

Timetabling

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b768
Stage
planning · planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
057412-2026
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