Provision of Bus Franchising Financial Management Capability Consultancy

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£97,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to KPMG LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Bus Franchising Financial Management Capability Consultancy support.

CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Bus Franchising Financial Management Capability Consultancy support,…Awarded

Provision of Bus Franchising Financial Management Capability Consultancy support, including defining the future financial management operating model and associated requirements.

Delivery: West Midlands

66170000 Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Oct 2026, 12:12 BST
Last source update: 21 Oct 2026, 12:12 BST
Authority reference: PRT-TfWMBF-ESG-2026-0004
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-099412
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078cb5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded under Framework Government Commercial Agency -Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) following call-off award procedure under MCF 4 for a compliant direct award. This award via a framework does not require prior publication under PCR 2015.
Framework Agreement ID: RM6309
Lot 4: Finance

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £97,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KPMG LLP	£97,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 099412-2026-1 · KPMG LLP
Signed
17 Sept 2026
Value
£97,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GB-COH: HTO2 LLP (OC435943) 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KPMG LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03580549 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.