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Published 18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WMT Managed and Unplanned Taxi Service

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£7,680,000≈ £3.8m / year · £7,680,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 14 Sept 2027 · up to 14 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Trains Limited ("WMT") is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the Open procurement of planned and unplanned taxis for traincrew and customers in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

CPV: Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£7,680,000
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 14 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £7,680,000 exc. VAT · £7,680,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend + 1 + 1
60120000 Taxi services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see PSQ document within the tender documents

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Pricing: Total fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
  • Quality: Ability to provide requirements listed below to a high standard Business Relevant Information Technology and Innovation Service Delivery Team Structure Customer Experience Communication and Reporting Safeguarding and accessibility Sustainability Added Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see PSQ document within the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Jun 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009814
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee44 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
16 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

redirect.transaxions.com/events/t9iur ↗

Please express your interest through the above link. If you have trouble accessing or using the link, please contact Procurement@wmtrains.co.uk

Timeline

18 Mar 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
  2. Latest notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by
    28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline
    16 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 07:26 GMT
    UK4
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
    UK12
  4. Status changed to cancelled
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Please express your interest following link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/70WfW

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—20 Mar 2025Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860466 · GB-PPON: PJQG-2591-LRCG 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender