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The Provision of Journey Planning, Mobile Ticketing and Mobile Application

West Midlands Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

West Midlands Combined Authority was looking for suppliers for transport and IT and software work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £4,376,212 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 10 November 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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.

What the notice says

The West Midlands Travel App (WMTA) Project aims to replace our current fragmented transport information with a simple, trusted, and dependable digital solution. Acting for its customers, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) seeks a unified platform that simplifies the end-to-end customer experience for journey planning and mobile ticketing. By providing intelligent journey planning, accurate live updates, and easy mobile ticketing, the solution supports TfWM’s strategic objective to increase the use of public transport. This initiative is a foundational step towards delivering a cohesive and modern transport network, supporting bus franchising goals and our Local Transport Plan. The platform's ability to be a reliable, day-to-day tool for customers will allow TfWM to capture more valuable insights into customer behaviour, thereby supporting future enhancements and investment.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Journey Planning
10 November 2026 to 9 November 2029
What this lot covers

A journey planning solution is required to provide customers with comprehensive, real-time, and multi-modal journey planning information. It shall include search filtering options that enable customers to identify journeys that best meet their needs, including accessible journey options.

Transport, IT services and software£250,000
Mobile Ticketing Backoffice Solution
10 November 2026 to 9 November 2029
What this lot covers

The mobile ticketing solution will provide a backend solution (MTBS) that must securely manage all core ticketing system functions. It will serve as the backend system for ticketing lifecycles, payment processing, customer accounts and configurable commercial logic. The MTBS will handle all the critical account, product, ticketing, payment and support functions that are utilised by customers through TfWM apps and websites, with the ability to be expanded into other retail channels.

IT services and software£3,776,212
Mobile App
10 November 2026 to 9 November 2029
What this lot covers

The app will be TfWM’s primary customer-facing solution, providing a seamless and secure experience for customers to plan their journeys and purchase products on iOS and Android devices. These functions will be supported by additional features such as account management (personal details, payment details, communication preferences), help & support, and access to additional travel related information. The new mobile app shall support all features and capabilities of journey planning and mobile ticketing as outlined in the specification and requirements documents.

IT services and software£350,000

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074655-2025
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 037621-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 053252-2026

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From notice 074655-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 November 2025, last updated 5 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.