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WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 28 Sept 2026, 17:47.

Opportunity overview

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) requires specialist consultancy support to provide strategic and technical expertise in relation to fares, ticketing and retail arrangements as part of the Bus Reform Programme and franchising readiness activities. The services to be provided will include: • Review and assessment of existing fares, ticketing and retail arrangements across TfWM and bus operators, • Analysis of customer experience, accessibility, retail channels and customer journeys; • Development of strategic options, recommendations and implementations considerations for a future franchised environment; • Review of commercial, technical, operational and revenue management considerations associated with fares and ticketing arrangements; • Benchmarking against industry best practise and emerging trends within the transport sector; • Development of strategic roadmaps, programme planning inputs and risk and dependency considerations; • Stakeholder engagement, workshop participation and presentation of findings and recommendation and • Wider advisory support across relevant Bus Reform Programme workstreams where specialist fares, ticketing, retail or commercial expertise is required.

Awarded to

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Waterman Aspen Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£151.2k
Awarded
12 Jul 2026
Award ID
ocds-b5fd17-539b6e55-7604-46f3-b0b3-b310d06488a9-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02203474

Classification

  • CPV71311200 — Transport systems consultancy services
  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PRT-SWIFT-SMG-2026-0008
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71311200
Description
Transport systems consultancy services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79410000
Description
Business and management consultancy services

Tender Period

Ends
28 May 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
West Midlands
Country Name
United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ysmd84Me
Name
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

Identifier

Legal Name
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Scheme
GB-SRS
Id
supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ysmd84Me

Address

Street Address
West Midlands Combined Authority
Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postal Code
B19 3SD
Country Name
England

Contact

Telephone
0121 214 7302

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02203474
Name
Waterman Aspen Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name
Waterman Aspen Ltd
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02203474

Address

Street Address
1st Floor, French's Gate, 18-22 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6FA

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-539b6e55-7604-46f3-b0b3-b310d06488a9-1
Status
active
Date
13 Jul 2026, 00:00
Published
28 Sept 2026, 16:36

Value

Amount
151,200
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02203474
Name
Waterman Aspen Ltd

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
28 Sept 2026, 16:36
Format
text/html
Language
en

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BIRMINGHAM · B19 3SD · England
  • Delivery location · West Midlands · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. dc10d21b-f445-433d-a6f7-4efcc0135018-915743Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·