Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
4 June 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Participants of the preliminary market engagement exercise 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 exercise Manchester City Council intends to procure a cloud-based, corporate data archive repository into which data from a variety of legacy systems (and both structured and unstructured datasets) will be transferred, stored and managed in line with relevant retention policies. The Council intends to procure a) a data archive repository solution (including the setup, licensing, support and maintenance services) and b) a professional services partner to lead the migration of datasets to the solution.
Suppliers can choose to engage with the Council in relation to either or both procurements. For descriptions of each procurement, and the requirements that relate to each procurement, please see 'Data Repository Brief' and 'Archive Data Repository Requirements - Market Testing.xlsx' worksheet. on the E-Procurement platform, Chest.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
ROSGAL LIMITED
£45m
total awarded
- 2
Great Places Housing Group Limited
3 contracts wonlatest 31 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£34m
total awarded
- 3
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
2 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2029£8m
total awarded
- 4
CENTENNIAL PROPERTY LIMITED
£33m
total awarded
- 5
Grace Live In Carers Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 22 Jul 2026£16m
total awarded
ROSGAL LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Manchester City CouncilKey Dates
Published
4 June 2025
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Notice type
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