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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

West Midlands Combined Authority

West Midlands Combined Authority is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-08-01 to 2026-08-01Updated 2026-08-01

£536.0M

Total spend

665

Contract awards

404

Unique suppliers

£865K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded 665 contracts worth £536.0M to 404 suppliers between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, at an average contract value of £865K, with the top five suppliers holding 48% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to West Midlands Combined Authority

Top-five suppliers hold 48% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
CAF RAIL UK LIMITED5£81.5M
Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd2£61.0M
Diamond Bus Limited4£44.3M
Banga Buses1£35.4M
MITIE CLEANING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED1£34.8M
BUS SHELTERS LTD.2£29.1M
C&W Business Solutions Ltd2£23.5M
Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited2£19.3M
West Midlands Travel Limited2£16.1M
BBJ&K1£15.0M
BBJ&K Ltd1£15.0M
Aston University5£11.3M
AtkinsRealis UK Ltd1£10.0M
Methods business and digital technology limited2£8.0M
Total Integrated Solutions Limited4£7.0M
Hays Specialist Recruitment1£5.0M
John Sisk & Son Limited1£4.6M
UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED2£4.4M
ASCOT SERVICES UK LIMITED1£4.3M
Haigh Rail Limited13£4.2M

Procurement categories

What West Midlands Combined Authority buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Road transport services

60110000
10 awards£95.9M

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
23 awards£66.2M

Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

50220000
9 awards£58.4M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
77 awards£39.9M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
213 awards£38.9M

Street-cleaning and sweeping services

90610000
1 award£34.8M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
7 awards£30.8M

Road equipment

34920000
5 awards£29.6M

Rolling stock

34620000
4 awards£29.5M

Building construction work

45210000
2 awards£18.0M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
32 awards£12.4M

Provider services

72410000
1 award£11.8M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
12 awards£9.9M

Software-related services

72260000
20 awards£7.7M

Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

50610000
4 awards£7.0M

Cleaning services

90910000
1 award£3.4M

Miscellaneous business-related services

79990000
3 awards£3.3M

Legal advisory and representation services

79110000
16 awards£3.2M

Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66170000
7 awards£3.0M

Security services

79710000
6 awards£2.9M

Recent contracts

Latest West Midlands Combined Authority contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Bus Reform – Commercial Consultant Support

Waterman Aspen · 2026-07-31

£110K

HAGLEY ROAD MASS RAPID TRANSIT (PHASES 1 AND 2)

ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£64K

Transport Infrastructure Planned and Reactive Maintenance

ASCOT SERVICES UK LIMITED · 2026-07-27

£4.3M

Health Narrative procurement

FRAMEWORKS UK RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS · 2026-07-20

£30K

Advisory Due Diligence Support

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP · 2026-07-16

£1.6M

SPRINT PHASE 2: CONSULTANCY SUPPORT

Constellia Public Limited · 2026-07-14

£200K

Customer Workstream Leadership - West Midlands Bus Franchising Programme

Constellia Public Limited · 2026-07-10

£97K

Provision of Cash Collection & Management Services for Midland Metro Limited

SECURITY PLUS LIMITED T/A Pivotal Sec Plus · 2026-07-09

£150K

Planning Consultant for Metro

Ridge and Partners LLP · 2026-07-06

£31K

MOD-ITS-WPG-2026-0001- Modelling works at Cape Hill

Atkins Realise · 2026-07-02

£30K

Sports Quater - Operational Modelling

RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP · 2026-07-02

£51K

Provision of Goods and Installation for 7 x VECOM Units for Bilston Road (Midland Metro Limited)

PROJECT AUTOMATION S.p.A. · 2026-06-26

£142K

Strategic Green Belt Review

SLR CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-06-24

£58K

Highway Infrastructure Cleaning

MITIE CLEANING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-06-17

£34.8M

Public Transport Open Data API Enhancement and Support

ITO WORLD LTD · 2026-06-08

£77K

Highway Infrastructure Maintenance

BUS SHELTERS LTD. · 2026-06-05

£14.6M

Legal Services Retainer - Grant Agreement Support (RDEL and Housing Growth & Incubator Programme)

ANTHONY COLLINS LIMITED · 2026-06-05

£50K

Legal Services Retainer - Housing Development Grant

WARD HADAWAY LLP · 2026-06-05

£80K

High Level Skills Capacity Evaluation.2

Pearson Education Limited · 2026-06-03

£141K

SME small site accelerator programme

AMION CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-06-02

£48K

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Transforming Real Time Passenger Information- Ref 05052-2023

Deadline: 2026-08-14

£8.8M

Transforming Real Time Passenger Information

Deadline: 2026-08-14

Transforming Real Time Passenger Information

Deadline: 2026-08-14

November 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders

Deadline: 2026-08-26

£4.6M

The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market

Deadline: 2039-06-29

The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market

Deadline: 2039-06-29

The West Midlands Franchising Scheme for Buses Dynamic Market

Deadline: 2039-06-29

Metro and Rail Works Pipeline

Online Engagement Platform

£140K

Property Asset Management System

West Midlands Digital Journey Platform (WMDJP)

West Midlands Digital Journey Platform (WMDJP)

Supply Chain Transition (Investment Zone)

West Midlands Smoking Cessation Portal Project

£75K

Electric Vehicle Chargers with Solar Panels - Whitlock's End

Preliminary Market Engagement Notice For WMCA's Managed Security Operations Centre

£450K

Civils Maintenance Manual Authoring for Midland Metro Limited (MML)- Expression of Interest (EOI)

Tree Survey for Midland Metro Limited - Expression of Interest (EOI)

£18K

Digital and Data Strategic Partner Market Engagement

£1.7M

Connect to Work - Sandwell, Walsall & Wolverhampton

£12.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, West Midlands Combined Authority typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Bus Fleet Engineering and Operations Consultancy

Expires: 2026-08-08

£99K

WM Local Cycling & Walking Investment Plan (LCWIP) refresh

Expires: 2026-08-14

£50K

Access for All Study at 6 Rail Stations

Expires: 2026-08-17

£63K

Customer Workstream Leadership - West Midlands Bus Franchising Programme

Expires: 2026-08-19

£97K

DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST MIDLANDS ADULT LEARNING AWARDS 2025-2026 - CAN

Expires: 2026-08-31

£59K

PAVEMENT SPECIALIST

Expires: 2026-08-31

£61K

Sprint 1 Remedial Works & SCOOT Validation West Bromwich

Expires: 2026-08-31

£44K

Commercial Management Service

Expires: 2026-08-31

£163K

Supply and Installation of Bus Shelters across TfWM Network

Expires: 2026-08-31

£1.7M

NEC4 PROJECT MANAGER

Expires: 2026-08-31

£142K

COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT

Expires: 2026-08-31

£144K

PROJECT CONTROLS LEAD

Expires: 2026-09-02

£150K

Senior Construction Manager for Metro

Expires: 2026-09-04

£82K

Assistant Contract Manager Metro

Expires: 2026-09-04

£40K

MOD-ITS-WPG-2026-0001- Modelling works at Cape Hill

Expires: 2026-09-06

£30K

WMCA Rail Programme Project Management Consultancy Services - ML

Expires: 2026-09-09

£51K

East Birmingham North Solihull - Termini Options

Expires: 2026-09-21

£51K

Housing Development Grants - External Solicitors

Expires: 2026-09-22

£80K

Consultant (Adam Lane) to provide 'Senior Project Manager' Service

Expires: 2026-09-30

£318K

Strategic Contract Advisor

Expires: 2026-09-30

£55K

Project Planner Metro

Expires: 2026-09-30

£96K

Delivery Manager Metro

Expires: 2026-09-30

£63K

Head of Delivery Metro

Expires: 2026-09-30

£86K

Mentz-journey planner, disruptions and timetables provision.

Expires: 2026-09-30

£105K

Social Rent top up - External Solicitors

Expires: 2026-09-30

£100K

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Expires: 2026-09-30

£132K

Housing Development Grants - External Solicitors

Expires: 2026-09-30

£75K

Construction Manager Metro

Expires: 2026-09-30

£64K

Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership Education provision

Expires: 2026-10-01

£52K

Head of Delivery Metro

Expires: 2026-10-01

£97K

HS2 Interface Manager for Metro

Expires: 2026-10-30

£55K

Design Manager Metro

Expires: 2026-10-30

£55K

Interface Manager Metro Owners team

Expires: 2026-10-30

£139K

Programme Director Metro

Expires: 2026-10-30

£126K

Commercial Management Services

Expires: 2026-10-31

£42K

Delivery Manager for Rail Programme

Expires: 2026-10-31

£68K

Advisory Due Diligence Support

Expires: 2026-10-31

£1.6M

Sports Quater - Operational Modelling

Expires: 2026-11-21

£51K

SHELTER DISPLAYS AND CCTV

Expires: 2026-12-04

£72K

Messages for Portable Variable Message Signs (PVMS) Licence Renewal Maintenance Service and On-Going Purchase of Units

Expires: 2026-12-22

£55K

Metro Extension Legal Advice

Expires: 2026-12-31

£750K

Technical Consultant for Programme Delivery

Expires: 2026-12-31

£196K

Addendum to Unit 4 Business World SaaS

Expires: 2026-12-31

£91K

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Expires: 2026-12-31

£246K

Fund Management Services

Expires: 2026-12-31

£761K

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Expires: 2026-12-31

£246K

WBHE & LINE 1 Support

Expires: 2027-01-05

£50K

Trend Managed SOC Service

Expires: 2027-01-29

£145K

AI Near Miss Sensors for Vulnerable Road Users

Expires: 2027-01-31

£100K

Transport for West Midlands - Senior Scheme Development Manager

Expires: 2027-01-31

£121K

Market analysis

Bidding into West Midlands Combined Authority — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

48%

Top-5 supplier share

138d

Avg response window

27d

Median response window

14mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to West Midlands Combined Authority

How much does West Midlands Combined Authority spend on procurement?

West Midlands Combined Authority awarded 665 contracts totalling £536.0M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 404 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £865K.

Who are West Midlands Combined Authority's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to West Midlands Combined Authority by total award value are CAF RAIL UK LIMITED, Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd, Diamond Bus Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 48% of contract value.

What does West Midlands Combined Authority buy from suppliers?

West Midlands Combined Authority's procurement is concentrated in road transport services, construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for West Midlands Combined Authority contracts?

West Midlands Combined Authority publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for West Midlands Combined Authority tenders?

West Midlands Combined Authority typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 138 days). Standard contract duration is around 14 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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