Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WMT Managed and Unplanned Taxi Service

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
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 description

West 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 published
Lot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£7,680,000
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 — 14 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 180Price: 120
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Quality60
  • Quality60
  • Quality60
  • Pricing40
  • Pricing40
  • Pricing40
Published award criteria (6)
  • PricingTotal fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
  • QualityAbility 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
  • PricingTotal fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
  • QualityAbility 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
  • PricingTotal fixed cost for services and types of fleet/vehicles. Weighting to be split between planned (managed) vs unplanned (emergency).
  • QualityAbility 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 ability
    Please see PSQ document within the tender documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please see PSQ document within the tender documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please 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)
Taxi services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee44 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
  2. Latest notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by
    28 Mar 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline
    16 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts372 days ago
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published20 Mar 2025Cancelled

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    20 Mar 2025, 08:01 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 07:26 GMTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    18 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

WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860466 · GB-PPON: PJQG-2591-LRCG 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AG [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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