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Case Center Bundling System

Manchester City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

10 Nov 2025 at 09:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 Oct 2025 at 08:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

01 Oct 2025 at 14:32

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council has completed a procurement process for the delivery of the Case Center Bundling System, a highly integrated database-management system provided by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The project's procurement stage has concluded with the contract award dated 10th November 2025, and operations are scheduled from 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2028. This direct award method was employed given that Thomson Reuters holds exclusive intellectual property rights to the product, ensuring seamless continuation of legal operations within the CFLG teams. The process culminated in an active contract valued at approximately £187,303.41, servicing the Manchester area under UKD33, and classified under the 'goods' procurement category.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in bespoke software solutions, particularly those involved in legal and data management systems. Although the contract has been directly awarded to Thomson Reuters, it underlines the necessity for niche solutions tailored to specific business processes, suggesting potential for businesses that offer innovative, proprietary applications conducive to public sector needs. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in supporting robust, mission-critical software environments could stand out in similar future engagements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Case Center Bundling System

Notice Description

This is a contract with Thompson Reuters for the provision of the Case Centre (Formally CaseLines) bundling system which is extensively used within the CFLG teams and is central to their business processes.

Procurement Information

This product is only available through Thompson Reuters. CFLG have used this system for a number of years and have built business systems and processes which are entirely reliant upon this solution. A change in contractor would be a fundamental risk to their ability to conduct safeguarding legal work.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a605
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072257-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48612000 - Database-management system

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£187,303 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£187,303 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Manchester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M60 2LA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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