November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services

A Contract Award Notice
by WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract ()
Duration
not specified
Value
£69K-£3M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
26 Aug 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 14 suppliers

1 buyer

3 suppliers

Description

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 1st November 2025 and 3rd January 2026 need to be re-procured in order to ensure the routes contained within each contract remain operational. There are fourteen (14) contracts in total that are being tendered.

Award Detail

1 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0125
  • Reference: 1
  • Value: £1,240,682
2 Chaserider Buses (Stoke on Trent)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0162
  • Reference: 2
  • Value: £988,871
3 Diamond Bus (Oldbury)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0916
  • Reference: 3
  • Value: £2,764,733
4 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T665
  • Reference: 4
  • Value: £2,256,592
5 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0852
  • Reference: 5
  • Value: £965,147
6 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0151
  • Reference: 6
  • Value: £263,744
7 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0174
  • Reference: 7
  • Value: £68,640
8 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0803
  • Reference: 8
  • Value: £70,928
9 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0914
  • Reference: 9
  • Value: £114,816
10 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0149
  • Reference: 10
  • Value: £303,680
11 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0880
  • Reference: 11
  • Value: £1,545,036
12 West Midlands Travel (Birmingham)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0941
  • Reference: 12
  • Value: £1,003,955
13 Chaserider Buses (Stoke on Trent)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T2025
  • Reference: 13
  • Value: £1,354,240
14 Diamond Bus (Oldbury)
  • November 25 & January 2026 Subsidised Tender Bus Services - T0919
  • Reference: 14
  • Value: £1,911,816

CPV Codes

  • None found

Other Information

Please note the value of the procurement published is the total aggregrated value of all fourteen (14) contracts. Please also note there are two (2) contract commencement dates within this round of bus tenders. The soonest contract start date of 2nd November 2025 has been entered into this notice, however, there are contracts that will commence 4th January 2026. Full details of contract terms can be found within the Invitation to Tender documentation. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **

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