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# Pre-Market Engagement - Midland Metro Limited - Principal Inspections

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-midland-metro-limited-principal-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-048a9b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "Pre-Market Engagement - Midland Metro Limited - Principal Inspections". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical inspection services of engineering structures
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048a9b`

## 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/pre-market-engagement-midland-metro-limited-principal-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-048a9b#tl-md)

## Description
Midland Metro Limited (MML) is seeking input from the market on potential principal inspections of 26 structures, in line with CS 450 Inspection of Highway Structures (formerly BD63/17).
MML are currently engaging with stakeholders to adopt maintenance responsibility for 26 additional structures on a shared light rail/heavy rail corridor. Through conducting this Market Engagement, MML is seeking to gain a greater understanding of what the market can offer and deliver in line with the key requirements expected by MML. MML plan to use the information to support the current ongoing negotiations around the structures. 
This is for information purposes only, it will not be evaluated in any way.

        
* The deadline to respond to this PPQ and attend the event is 26th August 2024 at 12pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.

        
** Please Note that suppliers should not contact officers of the WMCA directly regarding this opportunity, all questions should be submitted through the Bravo Portal.
Portal Website:
https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk
Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_898

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71631400
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025694-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-13T15:03:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:11:11.467Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048a9b