TfGM Procurement Rules Update for Oldham Suppliers 2026

From 24 Feb 2025 TfGM must follow the tougher Procurement Act 2023, so every Oldham firm that wants to sell to the transport body now faces the same set of online gates: register free on ProContract, watch for tenders above £2 m on Find a Tender, and never ring up for a chat.

The change matters because last year the team already shaved £1.6 m off its own costs while pushing more work toward local SMEs; the new rules aim to repeat that saving, only faster and in the open.

Bus operators serving Oldham routes will notice the biggest shift: Bee Network franchising contracts will appear on the same portals, meaning family-run fleets now bid beside national giants for the right to paint their vehicles yellow and black.

Cold-calling is officially dead. A buyer who picks up the phone to one supplier must log the call and risk a challenge from every rival, so the inbox and the portal are the only safe doors in.

If you sell IT, steel, or station signage, your quote will be scored on price and on the social-value points you can squeeze into the bid-cheaper alone no longer wins.