PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

PRT-TfWMBF-ESG-2026-0006

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY · published 9 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDba5203ac-12c5-4157-bd73-f55bd274e234-917268
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c0f09ad5-fef0-4be0-bba7-1c53aa0f7b0d
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ysmd84Me
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£105,459
award field
Tender value
£170,357
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
72224000
Project management consultancy services
Delivery
West Midlands, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded a consultancy services contract to Network for Skills Ltd to support the Customer Workstream within the Bus Franchising Programme. The contract provides senior project management and business analysis capability to support the transition to a franchised bus operating model. Services include programme leadership and integration, development of the Day 1 Customer Proposition, bidder clarification support, tender evaluation support, and customer technology and service design services.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release9 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published20 Aug 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published20 Aug 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published20 Aug 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Dec 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 9 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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