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West Midlands Combined Authority

Tendered Bus Services - Contract T0887

TransportCPV 60112000
Value£1.2m
Deadline
Published19 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement.team@wmca.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £64k
this tender£0£2.2m

This is a large award for Transport Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 20,160 valued Transport Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) supports the provision of an extensive passenger transport network across the West Midlands, both in fulfilment of statutory duties and to enable access to facilities and services.

Current Subsidised Bus Contracts expiring on 23rd October 2027 need to be re-procured in order to ensure the routes contained within each contract remain operational.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Current Subsidised Bus Contracts expiring on 23rd

Current Subsidised Bus Contracts expiring on 23rd October 2027 need to be re-procured in order to ensure the routes contained within each contract remain operational.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7a2
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
078994-2026
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