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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

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 040860-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

180

Awards

138

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

  1. GRIP 5-8 Delivery of Coventry South, Northampton CET and Tyseley Fuel Road 12

    WM Trains LimitedEast Midlands, West MidlandsConstruction, Electrical

    Closing soon2 days leftExpress interest3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £36.6mestimated
  2. PA2 - Archaeological Management Plan & HE1 Works Specification, Wallingford Scheduled Monuments

    Wallingford Town CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestArchitecture and engineering, Leisure, culture and events

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  3. Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)

    NHS Blood and TransplantNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Closing soon6 days leftLow competition2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £9.17mestimated
  4. PQ0705 - Behavioural Systems Mapping

    Birmingham City CouncilWest MidlandsResearch and development, Marketing and communications

    Open8 days leftSmall contract

    £45kestimated
  5. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open9 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling

From notice 040860-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.