Official UK procurement notice
Development Services Agreement for Witton and Aston Stations
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDevelopment Services Agreement for Witton and Aston Rail Stations. The upgrade of Witton and Aston Stations was identified as a Mayoral priority in April 2025, with delivery of the interventions to be completed ahead of the Euros in 2028, when nearby Villa Park Stadium is set to host 4 international football matches.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 16:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2026, 16:12 GMT
- Authority reference
RFQ-WMRE-WPG-2025-0001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021476- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d21Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Prototypes Development; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Network Rail are the main landowner and asset owner impacted by the proposed works, and they also control access to the railway due to safety and operational requirements. Network Rail also maintain the standards that any new infrastructure must adhere to.
Whilst these can be managed as interfaces, through a different procurement route, the timing constraints and particular risk associated with the asset (an old structure, of unknown condition) means that Network Rail is uniquely placed to manage these risks, and minimise interface risk or delay to the design works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 10 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends244 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published226 days ago10 Mar 2026, 16:12 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published10 Feb 2026, 16:31 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published10 Feb 2026, 17:09 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Mar 2026, 16:12 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure23 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2027 | £434,203 | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Network Rail Infrastructure
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2026
- Value
- £434,203
- Period
- 4 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Standard Network Rail DSA agreement
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Network Rail InfrastructureAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender