Bus Fleet · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

GoodsAbove thresholdUtilities

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 10 yrsends 30 Apr 2036 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

WMCA are seeking to engage with Bus suppliers to understand options available on the market, current and future technology in order to develop our strategy for future potential procurement of bus fleet.

CPV: Buses and coaches

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 10 yrs

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2036 (10 yrs)

Delivery: West Midlands

34121000 Buses and coaches

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Jun 2025, 13:01 BST
Last source update: 20 Jun 2025, 13:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034053
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Buses and coaches
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0550e2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
20 Jun 2025, 13:01 BST
Market engagement299 days ago
31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Please contact Eliot.Wilde@tfwm.org.uk with information about your organisation to discuss setting up engagement sessions with the TfWM team.
Contract starts179 days ago
1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
20 Jun 2025, 13:01 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGMD-1353-PZVX 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 3SDContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender20 Jun 2025, 13:01 BST