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title: "West Midlands Metro Tram Fleet Maintenance"
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# West Midlands Metro Tram Fleet Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-midlands-metro-tram-fleet-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-066352). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "West Midlands Metro Tram Fleet Maintenance". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £140,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £140,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/west-midlands-metro-tram-fleet-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-066352#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066352`

## 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/west-midlands-metro-tram-fleet-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-066352#tl-md)

## Description
WMCA, as owner of the West Midlands Metro, intends to explore the potential of undertaking a future procurement process for the long-term maintenance of the Birmingham–Wolverhampton tram fleet, comprising 42 CAF Urbos light rail vehicles currently in passenger operation.
The proposed Rolling Stock Maintenance Services Agreement is expected to include full fleet maintenance responsibilities, which may encompass:
•	Routine servicing and inspections
•	Preventative and corrective maintenance
•	Heavy maintenance and overhaul activities
•	Cleaning services
•	Technical support and engineering services
•	Spares supply and materials management
•	Lifecycle, asset management and obsolescence planning
Final scope and contractual structure will be informed by market engagement.
Strategic Objectives:
Any future contract will seek to deliver high standards of safety, reliability, availability, cost efficiency and long-term asset sustainability in support of ongoing network expansion.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34600000, 50200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2036
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020034-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-05T15:32:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:02:07.987Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066352