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# The Appointment of a Digital Strategic Partner

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-appointment-of-a-digital-strategic-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "The Appointment of a Digital Strategic Partner". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. 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:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Digital mapping services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-appointment-of-a-digital-strategic-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7`

## 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/the-appointment-of-a-digital-strategic-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wmca.bravosolution.co.uk.](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwmca.bravosolution.co.uk.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-appointment-of-a-digital-strategic-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7#participate

## Description
West Midlands Combined Authority Digital and Data Directorate require a Digital Strategic Partner to support and provide resource to the Authority in terms of delivering its digital transformation programme.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71354100, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2026 to 30/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Digital Strategic Partner (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Methods Business and Digital Technology**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163565`
  - Value: £4,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070259-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-06T08:02:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T05:07:40.551Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0589f7