Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Transport for Greater Manchester · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- SWARCO UK & Ireland Limited
- Value
- £1,880,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Variable message signs (CPV 34924000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Aug 2025
- Published3 Nov 2025Published 74 days after the contract date
Description
TfGM was looking to establish a contract for a single supplier for the for the supply, installation and maintenance of TfGM's VMS and car park monitoring infrastructure over a potential five-year period. The contract is a 3+1+1 term with the additional years as possible extensions. TfGM currently operate and maintain a strategic network of VMS devices across Greater Manchester, informing highway users of incidents, events, car park information and dynamic journey times. They are currently managed and scheduled by the TfGM Control Centre Officers on a 24/7 basis. In addition to the VMS, TfGM also currently operate and maintain a network of Car Park counting sites that provide real-time occupancy information. This information is then published to TfGM's common database, which can then be used to populate VMS and is also published to TfGM's Open Data Portal. The maintenance of these existing assets is included in the scope of this procurement. TfGM used the CCS RM6099 framework, Lot 4, t…
About the supplier
SWARCO UK & Ireland Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01490333).