Buyer profile · Local authority
West Midlands Combined Authority tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 151
- To 127 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £136m
- 122 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £69k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 8 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
West Midlands Combined Authority has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £400kestimated
- £120kestimated
- Value not stated
- £2.3mestimated
- £3.86mestimated
- Value not stated
- £3.86mestimated
- £600kestimated
- £600kestimated
- £1.23mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)13%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)35%
- Direct award (no competition)45%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Midlands Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 13%
- Lower than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 161 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 55%
- Lower than 79% of local authorities
- Based on 168 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 19 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 45%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 161 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 13%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
This buyer: 55%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds West Midlands Combined Authority.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| The delivery of a West Midlands private rented sector tenant engagement survey | BMG Research Ltd | £36k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Additional Rapid Adaptation Pathway Assessments (RAPAs) | Climate Sense Limited | £33k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Power Connection Costs - Erdington | High Voltage Systems and Services Limited | £196k | 16 Dec 2026 |
| Midland Metro Limited (MML) - Low-level Surfacing Works at Winson Green LR030 | Haigh Rail Limited | £545k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Swift Go On Rail - External Legal Support | Trowers and Hamlins LLP | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of Goods and Installation for 7 x VECOM Units for Bilston Road (Midland Metro Limited) | Project Automation S.p.a. | £142k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of Warranty & Indemnity Insurance Broker | Wiispa Limited | £133k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Strategic Green Belt Review | SLR Consulting Ltd | £58k | 2 Jan 2027 |