Planning

Highway Asset Management Solution

MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

21 Apr 2026 at 15:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Manchester City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Highway Asset Management Solution, with a focus on services related to highways engineering, technical support, data collection, and computer-related management. This initiative is classified under the industry category of services and is scheduled in the region of Manchester (UKD33), United Kingdom. The preliminary market engagement, which invites businesses to register their interest via the e-business portal known as the Chest, includes a deadline for submission of completed questionnaires by 11th May 2026. Participants will be contacted to discuss demonstration dates planned for May/June 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in highways engineering, technical support, and data management services to showcase their capabilities and develop solutions tailored to Manchester City Council's infrastructure needs. Companies that can offer integrated data capture systems, asset management, and contract management solutions may find this procurement exercise particularly beneficial. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the project has a potential contract period starting in early 2027, which could extend until 2034 with renewal options, thereby contributing to long-term business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Highway Asset Management Solution

Notice Description

Manchester City Council is conducting a preliminary market testing for a Highway Asset Management solution. The engagement will provide insights into the functionality, benefits, and potential applications of the solution. The exercise will assist the Council gather insights in advance of a potential future procurement. Please note this is not a call for competition and Manchester City Council reserves the right not to proceed to procurement. Manchester's Highway Asset Management solution comprises of: o A fully integrated data capture system in respect for various types of highway safety inspections, defect recording and contract management of works to repairs defects. Solution to support the creation, editing and deletion of a highway safety inspection network based on a United Kingdom Pavement Management System road network. o Contract management for cyclic cleansing, ad-hoc inspections and repairs of drainage assets. o A Street works system to manage sample, routine inspections and highway licences e.g scaffolding, hoarding skips etc which will need to interface with the national street works register (Street Manager) o An Asset Management System able to utilise various data sets (eg. highway condition data, defect data, SCRIM survey data etc) to identify proposed carriageway and footway planned maintenance schemes. Solution to support the creation, editing and deletion of Manchester's road network which is based on a United Kingdom Pavement Management System road network.

Planning Information

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Participants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, participants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this market engagement exercise. Participants will need to electronically submit their completed Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire via the on-line portal by 11th May 2026 as referred to in the Preliminary Market Engagement documentation. We would like to invite you to attend a session where you can demonstrate your Asset management solution. Please let us know of your intention to be included in the demonstrations by completing and submitting the 'Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Highway Asset Management' doc via the E Procurement platform, CHEST. You will then contacted to discuss and agree dates for the demonstration sessions which we plan for sometime around end of May/June. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=e3503841-573d-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036268-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

71311220 - Highways engineering services

71356300 - Technical support services

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

72510000 - Computer-related management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
11 May 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 30 Jan 2032 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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
Post Town
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
TLD33 Manchester
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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