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title: "Bus Patronage- Trend and Drivers of Change 2026- Survey"
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# Bus Patronage- Trend and Drivers of Change 2026- Survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-patronage-trend-and-drivers-of-change-2026-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-079547). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has undertaken a competitive procurement exercise to appoint a specialist consultancy to deliver an independent, evidence-based assessment of local bus demand trends. The commission will provide a robust understanding of the factors influencing bus patronage and deliver practical recommendations to support financial planning, patronage growth and strategic decision-making in advance of the introduction of bus franchising in 2027..

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £74,567 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079547`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-patronage-trend-and-drivers-of-change-2026-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-079547#tl-md)

## Description
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has undertaken a competitive procurement exercise to appoint a specialist consultancy to deliver an independent, evidence-based assessment of local bus demand trends. The commission will provide a robust understanding of the factors influencing bus patronage and deliver practical recommendations to support financial planning, patronage growth and strategic decision-making in advance of the introduction of bus franchising in 2027..

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The appointed supplier will undertake a focused programme of analytical work comprising of:
•	Analysis of historic and current bus patronage trends.
•	Assessment of internal and external factors influencing demand.
•	Quantification of the impact of k...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 103603-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01883830`
  - Value: £74,567 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 103603-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £74,567
  - Signed Date: 02/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F103603-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-02T10:41:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T13:12:13.596Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079547