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Preliminary Market Engagement for Midland Metro Limited- Tram Wheel Lathe Servicing and Maintenance
Railway-track maintenance services
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Published value
£1
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: West Midlands Combined Authority: "Preliminary Market Engagement for Midland Metro Limited- Tram Wheel Lathe Servicing and Maintenance". Published status: planning. Published value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | West Midlands Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: West Midlands Combined Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for West Midlands Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
West Midlands Travel LimitedTop vendor: 71.4% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 157 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands Travel Limited | 1 win | £1,863,550 |
| Chaserider Buses Limited | 1 win | £582,000 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 1 win | £124,837 |
| Steer Group Limited | 1 win | £40,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWest Midlands Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 May 2026, 11:19 BST | Last source update5 May 2026, 11:19 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationRailway-track maintenance services, Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069111 | ||
What is being bought
Midland Metro Limited (MML) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier capability, capacity, and potential service delivery models for the maintenance and support of rail wheel lathes. The information gathered will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and finalised specification.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST - Status changed to planning
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST - Official notice release published
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST - Buyer information updated
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST - Procedure published
5 May 2026, 11:19 BST - engagement
13 May 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledMidland Metro Limited (MML) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier capability, capacity, and potential service delivery models for the maintenance and support of rail wheel lathes. The information gathered will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and finalised specification. Respondents are required to reply to the questions provided.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PGMD-1353-PZVXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 5 May 2026, 11:19 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |