--- title: "Highway Asset Management Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-21" --- # Highway Asset Management Solution Buyer: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0687ca.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036268-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 May 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 30 Jan 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M60 2LA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD33 Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 71311220 - Highways engineering services - 71356300 - Technical support services - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 72510000 - Computer-related management services ## Release History - 21 Apr 2026 at 15:03 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036268-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036268-2026 21st April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=e3503841-573d-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.manchester.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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