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OpenStage · planning

Manchester City Council

Provision of Cloud based investigation and tracing system to identify fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications

IT ServicesCPV 48730000
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published27 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@manchester.gov.uk

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The brief

Manchester City Council is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to explore the market's capability to provide a cloud-based investigation and tracing system for identifying fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications.

The Council is seeking feedback from potential suppliers to help inform the development of any future procurement and to gain a better understanding of available solutions, market capacity, and innovation in this area.

This PME exercise is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition.

Manchester City Council reserves the right not to proceed with any future procurement arising from this engagement.

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Manchester City Council is undertaking a Preliminary

Manchester City Council is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to explore the market's capability to provide a cloud-based investigation and tracing system for identifying fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
081993-2026
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