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West Midlands Combined Authority
West Midlands Metro Tram Fleet Maintenance
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £140,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 5 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
WMCA, as owner of the West Midlands Metro, intends to explore the potential of undertaking a future procurement process for the long-term maintenance of the Birmingham–Wolverhampton tram fleet, comprising 42 CAF Urbos light rail vehicles currently in passenger operation.
The proposed Rolling Stock Maintenance Services Agreement is expected to include full fleet maintenance responsibilities, which may encompass:
• Routine servicing and inspections
• Preventative and corrective maintenance
• Heavy maintenance and overhaul activities
• Cleaning services
• Technical support and engineering services
• Spares supply and materials management
• Lifecycle, asset management and obsolescence planning
Final scope and contractual structure will be informed by market engagement.
Strategic Objectives:
Any future contract will seek to deliver high standards of safety, reliability, availability, cost efficiency and long-term asset sustainability in support of ongoing network expansion.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 34600000
- 50200000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 5 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 5 March 2026.
Release 020034-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-066352
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 14:34 BST
- Read at
- Sun 18 Oct 2026, 04:08 BST
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