November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services
West Midlands Combined AuthorityEstimated Value
£68,640 – £2,764,733
Deadline
27 June 2025
Published
8 September 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
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 1st November 2025 and 3rd January 2026 need to be re-procured in order to ensure the routes contained within each contract remain operational.
There are fourteen (14) contracts in total that are being tendered. Please note the value of the procurement published is the total aggregrated value of all fourteen (14) contracts.
Please also note there are two (2) contract commencement dates within this round of bus tenders. The soonest contract start date of 2nd November 2025 has been entered into this notice, however, there are contracts that will commence 4th January 2026. Full details of contract terms can be found within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
Key dates
- Commences
- 4th January 2026
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Award Details
West Midlands Travel Limited
£1,240,682
Chaserider Buses Limited
£988,871
Diamond Bus Ltd
£2,764,733
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Constellia Limited
£4m
total awarded
- 2
Constellia Public Limited
£1m
total awarded
- 3
MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED
£10m
total awarded
- 4
HAIGH RAIL LIMITED
£1m
total awarded
- 5
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
£98,864
total awarded
Constellia Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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West Midlands Combined AuthorityKey Dates
Published
8 September 2025
Submission deadline
27 June 2025
Notice type
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