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Published 30 May 2024, 12:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transport Planning Framework - WMCA

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£10,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2024awarded 24 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Establishment of a Framework Agreement for the provision of services related to transport planning technical work for a period of 4 years.

CPV: Transport systems consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.7 per place) · 6 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1To appoint a maximum of 6 organisations on to a new Transport Planning Framework, for…AwardedPublished value£10,000,000

To appoint a maximum of 6 organisations on to a new Transport Planning Framework, for the provision of the below services related to all forms of transport planning technical work, including but not limited to:

  • Scheme Development: Feasibility through to Bids and Business Cases
  • Research & Evidence Building.
  • Policy and Planning
  • Transport system operations
  • Project management and co-ordination
  • Technical & Specialist Support
  • Training and development
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Transport Planning Framework - WMCA” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 May 2024, 12:46 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014243
Classification (CPV)
Transport systems consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c5f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jul 2024 → 10 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2025, 11:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 10
Contracts signed 6latest 24 Feb 2025

6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 014243-2025-1

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 014243-2025-2

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 014243-2025-3

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 014243-2025-4

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 014243-2025-5

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 014243-2025-6

    Signed
    24 Feb 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 3SDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Courts of JusticeReview body Londond

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria