TfGM AS400 Hosting and Support Services

Published

19 June 2024

Estimated value

£63,900

Place of performance

UKD

Procedure

Direct award

Lots

1

Notice number

018905-2024

Reference

ocds-h6vhtk-047120

Official source

Official source

Description

Following a procurement exercise in July 2021, Frontline Consultancy and Business Services Limited (Frontline) were awarded a 3-year contract to provide TfGM with hosting and support services for the AS400 system that it currently employs. Information on this contract can be found on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c01ca9b7-a336-4e97-b0ba-6582c331ecf1 TfGM are now seeking an additional 12-month provision of this hosting and support service under a new contract, and this notice provides transparency around the reasons for this single source requirement, and of TfGM's intention to tender for a new hosting and support system in early 2025. The decision to contract with Frontline is based on the need to maintain TfGM's AS400 until a full review can be undertaken from January 2025, following the launch of the final tranche of Bus Franchising by TfGM across Greater Manchester. A longer-term procurement is likely to be advertised in early 2025, once the full scope of the services required to provide support has been considered and then determined. Though the additional services were not included in the original procurement, a change in contractor…

Awards

Official publications

• FTS · 018905-2024 · 19 June 2024

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The estimated value published by the buyer is £63,900.

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The contracting authority is Transport For Greater Manchester (United Kingdom).

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