Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbc-1721-7090-992c-b006556cc637/agreement-relating-to-as400-software-hosting-and-support awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure # Agreement relating to AS400 software Hosting and Support [Transport for Greater Manchester](https://tendernation.io/buyers/transport-for-greater-manchester) Estimated value Not stated Published 30 May 2025 Deadline Rolling deadline ## About this tender Following a procurement exercise in July 2021, Frontline Consultancy and Business Services Limited (Frontline) were awarded a 3 year contract to provide TfGM with the hosting and support services for the AS400 system that it currently employs. Information on this contract can be found on Contracts Finder: [contractsfinder.service.gov.uk](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c01ca9b7-a336-4e97-b0ba-6582c331ecf1) In July 2024 TfGM publish a VEAT notice seeking an additional 12 month provision of this same service under a new contract. Link to this notice - TfGM AS400 Hosting and Support Services - Find a Tender TfGM are now seeking to extend, for a 12-month provision the current service. Following the launch of the final tranche of Bus Franchising, the move away from this service has taken longer than previously planned to complete and there is now not enough time available to complete a tender exercise before the current contract expires and to (potentially) have to onboard a new supplier, should that be the result of the tender. The decision to contract again with Frontline is based on the need to maintain TfGM's AS400 system whilst a new tender exercise is ran, which will also include an allowed period for testing and implementation which may be required. It should be noted that the decision to extend the current service with Frontline for a period of 12 months will not mean that TfGM will have to wait until the expiry of that contract, so July 2026, to onboard the new supplier. It is TfGM's intention that the two will overlap and that the new contract would commence as soon as is practicable after the procurement process has been completed. The new tender has now been launched and the CDP reference number for suppliers that might be interested in bidding for this tender is ocds-h6vhtk-052945. The new tender is for the same services that this VEAT notice has been drafted for, so the iSeries hosting and support service. This will be a 1+1 term contract term and it will be sourced via an Open Tender opportunity under the new Procurement Act 2023. A change in contractor at this stage, prior to a supplier being chosen by the new tender process, would detract from any value for money delivery and would cause significant risk and disruption to the operation of a number of operator payment systems which would stop working, contract management for operators would not be available, lost mileage (delays due to roadworks) payments would also not be available and a number of systems that require interface into the Network Database to function would also stop. Read full description ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-052947-2025-05-30T08:42:08+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-052947-2025-05-30T08:42:08+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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