WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£2.4m
Suppliers
2
Lots
1
Published
05 Jun 2026
Description
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) supports the provision of an extensive passenger transport network across the West Midlands, both in fulfilment of statutory duties and to enable access to facilities and services. Current Subsidised Bus Contracts expiring on 25th July 2026 need to be re-procured in order to ensure the routes contained within each contract remain operational. There are three (3) contracts in total that are being tendered. Please note the value of the procurement published is the total aggregrated value of all three (3) contracts.
Scope
- Reference
- PRT-ITS-WPG-2025-0016
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 25 Jul 2026 to 24 Apr 2027Possible extension to 23 Oct 2027
Based on performance and available funding.
- CPV classifications
- 6000000034121100
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial/Price | — | price | 100.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
A Financial viability self assessment will be carried out by the supplier, which they will berequired to submit as part of their Tender Submisson. This will be assessed in Two (2) stages, it will be ratified by the Authority prior to the evaluation of tenders. It will then be assessed again prior to award, once the total aggregated annual contract value is known for each bidder. Full documentation and guidance is included within the 'Invitation to Tender' pack
Please see Part 3 of the 'Qualification' envelope for a full list of our 'Conditions of Participation' for this opportunity. Please note all 'Conditions of Participation' must be passed in order for suppliers tenders to be considered further/evaluated.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£582k
Award date
04 Jun 2026
Contract start
25 Jul 2026
Contract end
23 Oct 2027