AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Midlands Combined Authority terminated this open procurement for subsidised local bus services before any supplier award was published. The opportunity covered sixteen intended service contracts from 1 November 2026, but the available record contains one cancelled award record and no suppliers.
Published outcomeTerminated/cancelled procurement; no concluded contract or winning supplier is evidenced.
Market significanceThe terminated procurement concerned continuity of socially necessary local bus services across the West Midlands, with a published maximum value of £4,587,147. No replacement procurement or re-tender plan is provided.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Initial tender notice published
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Release history records a Tender notice dated 2026-07-31.
Submission deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process field submission_deadline is 2026-08-26T12:00:00+01:00.
Award record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Award 1 has status 'cancelled' and finalStatusDate 2026-10-12.
Termination notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The procurement termination notice was published at 2026-10-14T16:28:34+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published maximum procurement value
94% confidence£4,587,147
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Process value_max is 4587147 GBP.
Awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown; no value was published for the cancelled award.
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Award 1 has no value_amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Intended service commencement
94% confidence1 November 2026
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The description states that services were intended to ensure continuity from 1 November 2026.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown; no contract start date is published.
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Process contract_start_at is null.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown; no contract end date is published.
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Process contract_end_at is null.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSubsidised local bus services
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The title and description identify subsidised local bus service contracts.
Planned scale
97% confidenceSixteen intended service contracts across the West Midlands
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The description states provision of sixteen subsidised local bus service contracts across the West Midlands.
Published lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot record (Lot 1); no lot title or allocation details supplied
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Lots data contains only lot 1, with null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
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Process procurement_method_details states Open procedure; tender legal basis is 2023/54.
Bidding arrangement
97% confidenceSuppliers could bid for one or more contracts
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The description states suppliers may bid for one or more contracts.
Competition outcome
99% confidenceUnknown; no tenderer count, bids, evaluation or award rationale is published.
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No competition or evaluation fields are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceNo active or concluded contract is evidenced.
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The only award record is cancelled; no supplier, contract dates or contract value are supplied.
Term, extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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No duration, extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market position
99% confidenceNo supplier appointment resulted from the published procurement record.
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Award 1 is cancelled and no suppliers are listed.
Opportunity status
97% confidenceThe published maximum value indicates the planned procurement scale, not an awarded or contracted amount.
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Process value_max is populated, while the cancelled award has no value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Termination status
99% confidenceThe current source is a procurement termination notice and the sole award record is cancelled; it must not be treated as an award or signed contract.
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Notice type is Procurement termination notice; award 1 status is cancelled.
Supplier data
99% confidenceNo supplier identities were published.
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Suppliers array is empty.
Lot data
99% confidenceThe description refers to sixteen contracts, while the structured data contains one untitled lot record; allocation between intended contracts is not supplied.
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Description states sixteen contracts; lots data contains only lot 1 with null title and description.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, individual contract value, bid count, evaluation details, contract duration, end date, extension terms or termination reason is supplied.
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Relevant structured fields are null or absent; the termination notice description provides no reason.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier or awardee is published.
- No awarded value, award date, contract dates, duration, pricing, evaluation results or bid count is published.
- The termination reason is not provided.
- The narrative describes sixteen intended contracts, but structured lot data contains only one untitled lot; no detailed lot or allocation information is available.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Midlands Combined Authoritysubsidised bus serviceslocal bus tenderprocurement terminationNovember 2026 Subsidised Bus TendersProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the November 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders?
No winning supplier is published. The sole award record is marked cancelled.
Was a contract awarded or signed?
No. The available record is a procurement termination notice and does not evidence a concluded or signed contract.
What was the published procurement value?
The published maximum value was £4,587,147, but this is not an awarded contract value.
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