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WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders

West Midlands Combined Authority · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 03:07.

Opportunity 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 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Chaserider Buses Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£582k
Awarded
4 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06918592
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, UKG23, ST3 5BW, United Kingdom

West Midlands Travel Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.9m
Awarded
4 Jun 2026
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02652253
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B9 4BZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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-ITS-WPG-2025-0016
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Midlands Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PGMD-1353-PZVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGMD-1353-PZVX

Address

Street Address
16 Summer Lane
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B19 3SD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
West Midlands Travel Limited
Id
GB-COH-02652253

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02652253

Address

Street Address
51 Bordesley Green
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B9 4BZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Chaserider Buses Limited
Id
GB-COH-06918592

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06918592

Address

Street Address
Mossfield Road
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST3 5BW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Contracts - T0881
Status
active
Date
5 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
5 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34121100
Description
Public-service buses

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
698,400
Amount
582,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06918592
Name
Chaserider Buses Limited

Contract period

Starts
26 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Oct 2027, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
053277-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Jun 2026, 12:04
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
26 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders - T0873/T0887
Status
active
Date
5 Jun 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
5 Jun 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34121100
Description
Public-service buses

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
2,236,260
Amount
1,863,550
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02652253
Name
West Midlands Travel Limited

Contract period

Starts
26 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
24 Apr 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
23 Oct 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The extension period will be executed based upon satisfactory performance of the contract during the initial term of the contract.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
053277-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Jun 2026, 12:04
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
2
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
26 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B19 3SD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 019694-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 053277-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·