West Midlands Combined Authority: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
ONS register: Combined-authority·Local authority·West Midlands·Birmingham
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 19 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
275 awarded tenders, 315 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
2 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market | 29 Jun 2039 | 4630d | £1,500,000,000 |
| Qualifying Utilities Dynamic Market (QUDM) for the provision of Small Franchised Bus Services in the West Midlands - The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses | 9 Aug 2039 | 4671d | — |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting42 procedures · 15%71 Architectural, construction, engineering37 procedures · 13%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet14 procedures · 5%45 Construction work12 procedures · 4%60 Transport services (except waste transport)11 procedures · 4% · 2 open50 Repair and maintenance services11 procedures · 4%34 Transport equipment and products10 procedures · 4% · 2 open66 Financial and insurance services8 procedures · 3%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 279 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract97%(272 notices)
272 of 279 notices are Contract (97%).Framework1%(4 notices)
4 of 279 notices are Framework (1%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(3 notices)
3 of 279 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Limited / restricted56%(156 notices)
156 of 279 notices are Limited / restricted (56%).Route not published16%(45 notices)
45 of 279 notices are Route not published (16%).Direct award16%(44 notices)
44 of 279 notices are Direct award (16%).Open10%(27 notices)
27 of 279 notices are Open (10%).Selective3%(7 notices)
7 of 279 notices are Selective (3%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 19 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 16 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 279 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 12 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Constellia Public Ltd | 10 | 3.6% | 10 | 10 | — |
| Mott MacDonald | 10 | 3.6% | 6 | 14 | — |
| Constellia Limited | 8 | 2.9% | 8 | 8 | — |
| Haigh Rail Limited | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 7 | — |
| WSP UK Limited | 7 | 2.5% | 1 | 10 | — |
| AECOM LIMITED | 6 | 2.2% | 2 | 6 | 10 Aug 2025 |
| Diamond Bus Limited | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 20 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Atkins Limited | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 7 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 10% of 275 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 315 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Highway Infrastructure Cleaning | Mitie Cleaning & Environmental Services Ltd | 17 Jun 2026 | 4.8 yrs · up to 9.8 yrs | £34,758,865 ≈ £7.3m/yr |
| Rail Package 2 Camp Hill Line New Stations | Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd | — | — | £27,000,000 † |
| OESS (Onboard Energy Storage Systems) Service Agreement | CAF RAIL UK LIMITED | — | — | £26,662,905 † |
| Media Buying | BBJ&K Ltd | 3 Feb 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £15,000,000 ≈ £5.0m/yr |
| Highway Infrastructure Maintenance | Bus Shelters Ltd | 22 Apr 2026 | 4.8 yrs · up to 9.8 yrs | £14,557,305 ≈ £3.1m/yr |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
252 of 353 contracts carry an end date, 64 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Employment Support & Supported Employment Cross-Programme Evaluation | York Consulting LLP | 31 Oct 2026 | £144,400 |
| Advisory Due Diligence Support | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 31 Oct 2026 | £1,600,000 |
| SPECIALIST CONSULTANT RESOURCE | THOKOZANI LIMITED | 31 Oct 2026 | £20,000 |
| Purchase of laptops for new starters at WMCA | PROBRAND LIMITED | 31 Oct 2026 | £68,184 |
| West Midlands housing and economic lands needs assessment | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | 3 Nov 2026 | £100,103 |
| The delivery of a West Midlands private rented sector tenant engagement survey | BMG Research Limited | 30 Nov 2026 | £36,300 |
| Additional Rapid Adaptation Pathway Assessments (RAPAs) | CLIMATE SENSE LIMITED | 11 Dec 2026 | £33,000 |
| Power Connection Costs - Erdington | HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES LIMITED | 16 Dec 2026 | £195,857 |
| Midland Metro Limited (MML) - Low-level Surfacing Works at Winson Green LR030 | Haigh Rail Limited | 31 Dec 2026 | £544,715 |
| Swift Go On Rail - External Legal Suppor | Trowers & Hamlins LLP | 31 Dec 2026 | £50,000 |
Soonest 10 of 91 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 387 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Opex/WEB's Projects and CustodianshipInfrastructure works consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Midlands Rail Hub - Nottingham - LincolnInfrastructure works consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| West Midlands Private Rented Sector (PRS) Stock intelligence surveyData analysis services | Planning | 22 Oct 2026 | £120,000 |
| Assurance Analyst for Metro TeamBusiness and management consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 22 Oct 2026 | — |
| Delivery of the Mid-Career Progression Training Programme | Awarded / complete | 22 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of Advertising Services for Transport for West Midlands and Midland Metro LimitedAdvertising services | Planned | 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of Bus Franchising Financial Management Capability ConsultancyFinancial consultancy | Awarded / complete | 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Rosewell review- stage 3Business development consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| November 2026 Subsidised Bus TendersRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 14 Oct 2026 | £4,587,147 |
| Basic Services Agreement for Adderley Park | Awarded / complete | 13 Oct 2026 | — |
| Transport Infrastructure Grounds MaintenanceGrounds-maintenance equipment | Awarded / complete | 13 Oct 2026 | £2,400,000 |
| WM Collaborator fund- Networks and Leadership Programme pre-market engagementCorporate finance and venture capital services | Planning | 9 Oct 2026 | £2,300,000 |
| West Midlands Catalyst Fund - Pre market engagementCorporate finance and venture capital services | Planning | 9 Oct 2026 | £3,860,000 |
| Pre- Market Engagement- Commercial & Mixed Use Development Business Case ConsultancyBuilding consultancy services | Planning | 9 Oct 2026 | — |
| WM Catalyst FundCorporate finance and venture capital services | Planned | 8 Oct 2026 | £3,860,000 |
| WM Collaborator fund- Networks and Leadership ProgrammeCorporate finance and venture capital services | Planned | 8 Oct 2026 | £2,300,000 |
| ITS Silver Command SupportBusiness and management consultancy and related services | Awarded / complete | 1 Oct 2026 | — |
| Dr Bikes | Awarded / complete | 1 Oct 2026 | — |
| Future RIS priorities for the Midlands (for Midlands Connect) | Awarded / complete | 30 Sept 2026 | — |
| MiRANDA Modelling | Awarded / complete | 28 Sept 2026 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 252 of 353 published contracts have an end date; 64 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.