ClosedVehicles and transport equipment

March 24 Service 71 Bus Tender[E11]

Birmingham, United KingdomWest Midlands Combined Authority[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking tenders to operate bus service 71 on a Sunday only from Sutton Coldfield - Chelmsley Wood commencing on 31 March 2024 until 04 January 2025 (40 weeks).
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 14 Mar 2024, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 14 Mar 2024, 17:00 UTC.
Published 6 Mar 2024.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: West Midlands Combined AuthoritySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 14 Mar 2024, 17:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 6 Mar 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking tenders to operate bus service 71 on a Sunday only from Sutton Coldfield - Chelmsley Wood commencing on 31 March 2024 until 04 January 2025 (40 weeks). This contract will include an option to extend from 5 January 2025 - 25 October 2025 (42 weeks) then until 21 October 2028 on a 1 year (52 weeks) mutually agreeable basis (extendable up to 3 times). A Euro 6 vehicle is required with a minimum seated capacity of 26 and a minimum capacity of 35. Any vehicle proposed for use on the service shall fully comply with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000. The closing date for submissions is 1700 on 14th March 2024 and the deadline for any clarification questions is 1200 noon on 11th March 2024. In order to access the tender documents (including the specification and the updated net subsidy contract) and to submit your bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is itt_1427 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC
The deadline (2024-03-14T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is West Midlands Combined Authority.
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 34121100 (Public-service buses).
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 14 Mar 2024, 17:00 UTC.
“2024-03-14T17:00:00Z”
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking tenders to operate bus service 71 on a Sunday only from Sutton Coldfield - Chelmsley Wood commencing on 31 March 2024 until 04 January 2025 (40 weeks). This contract will include an…”
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 6 Mar 2024.
“2024-03-06T15:57:01Z”
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "March 24 Service 71 Bus Tender".
Document 9c6db94d-399f-4606-977f-1ecb1022f49c-729769, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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