Official UK procurement notice
WMT Managed and Unplanned Taxi Service
Authority: WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Published estimate £7,680,000≈ £3.8m / year · £7,680,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Apr 2025
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Midlands Trains Limited ("WMT") is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the Open procurement of planned and unplanned taxis for traincrew and customers in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
CPV: Taxi services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewalPublished value£7,680,000
- Value
- £7,680,000 exc. VAT · £7,680,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Option to extend + 1 + 1
60120000 Taxi services
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Quality — 60
- Quality — 60
- Quality — 60
- Pricing — 40
- Pricing — 40
- Pricing — 40
Published award criteria (6)
- Pricing — Total fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
- Quality — Ability to provide requirements listed below to a high standard Business Relevant Information Technology and Innovation Service Delivery Team Structure Customer Experience Communication and Reporting Safeguarding and accessibility Sustainability Added Value
- Pricing — Total fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
- Quality — Ability to provide requirements listed below to a high standard Business Relevant Information Technology and Innovation Service Delivery Team Structure Customer Experience Communication and Reporting Safeguarding and accessibility Sustainability Added Value
- Pricing — Total fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
- Quality — Ability to provide requirements listed below to a high standard Business Relevant Information Technology and Innovation Service Delivery Team Structure Customer Experience Communication and Reporting Safeguarding and accessibility Sustainability Added Value
Conditions of participation3
- Technical & professional abilityPlease see PSQ document within the tender documents
- Technical & professional abilityPlease see PSQ document within the tender documents
- Technical & professional abilityPlease see PSQ document within the tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee44Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 16 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
redirect.transaxions.com/events/t9iur ↗
Please express your interest through the above link. If you have trouble accessing or using the link, please contact [email protected]
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
- Latest notice published20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Clarification questions by28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline16 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts372 days ago15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 20 Mar 2025 | Cancelled |
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Procurement termination notice published20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMTUK12
- Published value updated20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2025, 07:26 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Please express your interest following link: http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/70WfW
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications Please express your interest following link http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/70WfW
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers to express interest using the link, http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/t9iur
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender