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title: "Subsidised Bus Tender - T0927 - Service 27"
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# Subsidised Bus Tender - T0927 - Service 27

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/subsidised-bus-tender-t0927-service-27-ocds-h6vhtk-059146). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "Subsidised Bus Tender - T0927 - Service 27". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: wmca.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 October 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £3,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/subsidised-bus-tender-t0927-service-27-ocds-h6vhtk-059146#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059146`

## 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/subsidised-bus-tender-t0927-service-27-ocds-h6vhtk-059146#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wmca.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwmca.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/subsidised-bus-tender-t0927-service-27-ocds-h6vhtk-059146#participate

## Description
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) supports the provision of an extensive passenger transport network across the West Midlands, both in fulfilment of statutory duties and to enable access to facilities and services. The WMCA supports the provision of local bus services, by financially subsidising routes that are not provided on a commercial basis by private operators.   
A current Subsidised Bus Contracts expiring on 4th January 2026 needs to be re-procured in order to ensure the route contained within the contract remains operational.   
Contract T0927 – Service 27 - Rubery, Great Park to Solihull

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2026 to 30/10/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Subsidised Bus Tender - T0927 - Service 27 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **DIAMOND BUS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-138158`
  - Value: £3,500,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Subsidised Bus Tender - T0927 - Service 27 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 14/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F052788-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-08T16:53:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T00:05:28.562Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059146