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TfGM - Cloud Public Address System

Issued by Transport for Greater Manchester · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published
17 Sept 2026
Closes
30 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
Value
GBP 871,000
Reference
DN 824859
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
communications-networks
Type
services

Details

This tender relates to Transport for Greater Manchester's (TfGM) need to procure a Cloud Public Address (PA) System and associated services to provide a secure, resilient, IP-based PA capability across TfGM Transport Service Facilities (TSFs). The PA service is intended to provide real-time passenger information, site-specific passenger safety and security (PSS) messages, and event-driven announcements, operable centrally from the Operations Control Centre (OCC) and locally by designated TSF Site Co-Ordinators. TfGM requires a cloud-hosted PA management system (with main and failover capability) integrated with an on-net estate of PA end user devices (EUDs) such as IP speakers, audio gateways, AFILs, paging stations and user clients, including the ability to interface with legacy Long Line Public Address (LLPA) systems during transition and with existing third-party systems (e.g., Cisco Unified Call Manager) as required. This is an Open Tender procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This route has been selected to ensure unrestricted market access, maximise competition, and enable engagement with the full range of capable Bidders across the services market.

Context for bidders

We hold 3 notices from Transport for Greater Manchester, going back to August 20263 of them still open. There are 9 open communications-networks tenders in United Kingdom. This one closes in 43 days.

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