PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

The Fares, Ticketing & Retail Subject Matter Expert

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY · published 28 Sept 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 IDdc10d21b-f445-433d-a6f7-4efcc0135018-915743
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-539b6e55-7604-46f3-b0b3-b310d06488a9
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
£151,200
award field
Tender value
£151,200
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
71311200
Transport systems consultancy services
Delivery
West Midlands, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) requires specialist consultancy support to provide strategic and technical expertise in relation to fares, ticketing and retail arrangements as part of the Bus Reform Programme and franchising readiness activities. The services to be provided will include: • Review and assessment of existing fares, ticketing and retail arrangements across TfWM and bus operators, • Analysis of customer experience, accessibility, retail channels and customer journeys; • Development of strategic options, recommendations and implementations considerations for a future franchised environment; • Review of commercial, technical, operational and revenue management considerations associated with fares and ticketing arrangements; • Benchmarking against industry best practise and emerging trends within the transport sector; • Development of strategic roadmaps, programme planning inputs and risk and dependency considerations; • Stakeholder engagement, workshop participation and presentation of findings and recommendation and • Wider advisory support across relevant Bus Reform Programme workstreams where specialist fares, ticketing, retail or commercial expertise is required.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release28 Sept 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published31 May 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 May 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published31 May 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 28 Sept 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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