Provision of Cloud based investigation and tracing system to identify fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications
Issued by Manchester City Council · via UK Find a Tender Service
- Published
- 27 Aug 2026
- Reference
- P-1416
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- services
At a glance
Manchester City Council in United Kingdom has published a request for information: “Provision of Cloud based investigation and tracing system to identify fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. Quote reference P-1416 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 21 notices from this buyer since 2026, 15 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.
Details
Manchester City Council is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to explore the market's capability to provide a cloud-based investigation and tracing system for identifying fraudulent social housing and homelessness applications. The Council is seeking feedback from potential suppliers to help inform the development of any future procurement and to gain a better understanding of available solutions, market capacity, and innovation in this area. This PME exercise is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. Manchester City Council reserves the right not to proceed with any future procurement arising from this engagement.
This notice has closed — what to do next
We hold 21 notices from Manchester City Council, going back to August 2026 — 15 of them still open. They buy mostly in Sports, Recreation & Events, Real Estate & Facilities and Facility Management & Cleaning.
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