Top suppliers
Top suppliers to The West of England Combined Authority
Top-five suppliers hold 93% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What The West of England Combined Authority buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
60Recent contracts
Latest The West of England Combined Authority contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
MetroWest Firmware Upgrade
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited · 2026-07-29
£677K
UPN-00523 - Accommodation Review
Lambert Smith Hampton · 2026-07-08
Monitoring and Evaluation Improvement Work
Kada Research Limited · 2026-07-05
£70K
Bus Grant Enhanced Services - 2026-29
FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED · 2026-07-01
£843K
Underground Asset Data Transformation & Advisory Commercialisation Guidance
The Hubbub Group Limited · 2026-06-16
£142K
Bus Information Review
AtkinsRéalis UK Limited · 2026-06-11
SDS - Employment Land Strategic Needs Assessment
Hardisty Jones Associates Limited · 2026-06-01
SDS - Local Housing Needs Assessment
Opinion Research Services Ltd · 2026-05-28
Learning Management System
OpeneLMS · 2026-04-17
UPN-00111 - Made Smarter
NCC · 2026-03-26
£2.9M
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UPN-00618 - Future Places Fund
Deadline: 2026-09-15
£1.0M
Integrated Micromobility Services 2027
Deadline: 2026-10-09
£90.0M
WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Deadline: 2027-03-30
£167.5M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, The West of England Combined Authority typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Fare Cap 2026 - First Bus
Expires: 2026-09-30
£657K
Bus Grant Fares & Ticketing - Fare Offer Initiatives 2026 - First Bus
Expires: 2026-09-30
£472K
Monitoring and Evaluation Improvement Work
Expires: 2026-11-06
£70K
Bus Communication & Promotion - Media
Expires: 2027-01-31
£500K
Open Data Portal
Expires: 2027-03-19
£42K
Underground Asset Data Transformation & Advisory Commercialisation Guidance
Expires: 2027-03-26
£142K
Youth Guarantee Trailblazer - Project Evaluation
Expires: 2027-03-31
£99K
UPN-00111 - Made Smarter
Expires: 2027-04-14
£2.9M
MetroWest Firmware Upgrade
Expires: 2027-05-31
£677K
Market analysis
Bidding into The West of England Combined Authority — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
37%
Awards to SMEs
93%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 37% of The West of England Combined Authority’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to The West of England Combined Authority
How much does The West of England Combined Authority spend on procurement?
The West of England Combined Authority awarded 35 contracts totalling £8.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 28 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £473K.
Who are The West of England Combined Authority's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to The West of England Combined Authority by total award value are FIRST WEST OF ENGLAND LIMITED, NCC, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 93% of contract value.
What does The West of England Combined Authority buy from suppliers?
The West of England Combined Authority's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for The West of England Combined Authority contracts?
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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