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    ContractsWest Midlands Bus Service Contracts - July 2026 Tender
    Awarded contract

    West Midlands Bus Service Contracts - July 2026 Tender

    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 5 Jun 2026

    WMCA is seeking tenders from bus operators to deliver three subsidised passenger transport contracts from July 2026 onwards.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 5 Jun 2026· 5 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £2.4m
    Published 5 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,445,550
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Transport & Logistics
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    2 suppliers
    • CB
      Chaserider Buses Limited
    Lead contractor
  1. WM
    West Midlands Travel Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    5 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is inviting tenders for the renewal of three subsidised bus service contracts set to expire on 25 July 2026. These contracts are essential to maintain continuous operation of passenger transport routes across the West Midlands region and support access to key facilities and services. This is a re-procurement of existing services, and the published contract value represents the combined total value of all three contracts. Qualified transport operators are encouraged to bid for one or more of the available contracts to continue delivering reliable bus services to the region.

    Track record

    3 awards · 3 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In transport logistics, WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY has awarded 3 contracts to 3 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WALSALL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED1× · 33%
    2. Chaserider Buses Limited1× · 33%
    3. STEER DAVIES GLEAVE LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across transport logistics, the most active winners are SKYLINE TAXIS, 24X7 LTD, STL — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066285

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    Sector
    Transport & Logistics