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Asset and Service Commercialisation Strategy Market Engagement
West Midlands Combined Authority · Local authority
In brief
West Midlands Combined Authority has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and consultancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £90,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 6 months, starting 1 July 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 19 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) are seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver a chapter of the TFWM commercial strategy, based on revenue that TfWM is generating outside of ticket sales. During 2025/26, £6m was generated from bus stop advertising and approximately £70k from CCTV monitoring and drone piloting services. Whilst TfWM brought in ~£17m from asset monetisation and service provision in the last financial year; evidence from comparable transport authorities suggest other opportunities for revenue generation. The 2027-2030 Transport for West Midlands Commercial Strategy will consist of three significant chapters; Asset and Service Commercialisation, Farebox Growth and Fleet &…Read the full description
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) are seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver a chapter of the TFWM commercial strategy, based on revenue that TfWM is generating outside of ticket sales. During 2025/26, £6m was generated from bus stop advertising and approximately £70k from CCTV monitoring and drone piloting services. Whilst TfWM brought in ~£17m from asset monetisation and service provision in the last financial year; evidence from comparable transport authorities suggest other opportunities for revenue generation.
The 2027-2030 Transport for West Midlands Commercial Strategy will consist of three significant chapters; Asset and Service Commercialisation, Farebox Growth and Fleet & Electrification. Collectively, these chapters will support TfWM in maximising revenue generating and cost saving opportunities through a period of extraordinary change. This market engagement focuses solely on the Asset and Service Commercialisation chapter.
Focussing the chapter to three years (2027-2030) gives TfWM the flexibility to navigate emerging evidence from bus franchising whilst providing credible, actionable recommendations that will develop commercial mindset and capabilities. Longer term, the Commercial Strategy will ensure TfWM has a diverse range of profitable income streams that works towards reducing reliance on public subsidies.
Please respond to this market engagement by filling out the questionnaire here:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=RetZCK7xCk6e-ubWa7tnL2dWIWh0EUBDtSMKIAOcNG5UM0c0NjdSRDdKUlVQQkRLTjBaWk5IWkZaOS4u
The deadline to respond to this market engagement opportunity is 12:00pm on Friday 22nd May 2026.
Please ensure that you have reviewed the associated scope of work within the document section of the Proactis Portal.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040860-2026
About the buyer
West Midlands Combined AuthorityLast 12 months
Procurements
180Awards
138Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering
- Constellia Public Ltd3 contracts
- Atkinsréalis UK Limited2 contracts
- Corstorphine & Wright Limited2 contracts
- Mott MacDonald2 contracts
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited2 contracts
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From notice 040860-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.