Transport services contracts expiring in West Midlands: 10 worth £8.2m
Public sector transport services contracts held by buyers in West Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders - T0873/T0887West Midlands Combined AuthorityEnds 24 Apr 2027, £1.9m
What this market looks like
10 transport services contracts in West Midlands carry a published end date, worth £8.2m between them. They are held across 5 buyers, and the typical one is worth £619k.
6 of them expire within twelve months, and 2 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 60% of this market back in play inside a year.
10 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 30% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
The most active buyers are West Midlands Combined Authority (3), Stoke on Trent City Council (3), WM TRAINS LIMITED (2).
The contracts here are most often held by West Midlands Travel Limited (1), CMAC GROUP UK LIMITED (1), Chaserider Buses Limited (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Tenders - T0873/T0887 West Midlands | West Midlands Combined Authority | £1.9m | 24 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Ground Transportation (Rail Replacement Taxi) Interim Contract West Midlands | WM TRAINS LIMITED | £1.6m | 31 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| WMCA July 2026 Subsidised Bus Contracts - T0881 West Midlands | West Midlands Combined Authority | £582k | 23 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Active Travel Community Engagement Scheme West Midlands | Wychavon District Council | £52k | 01 Feb 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Cl172/0/1 C10 Overhaul Job - Brake Raft Overhaul West Midlands | WM TRAINS LIMITED | £619k | 11 Aug 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Grant payments to Section 19 Operators West Midlands | West Midlands Combined Authority | £32k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| D&G Bus Ltd West Midlands | Stoke on Trent City Council | £1.5m | 03 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| First Potteries Ltd West Midlands | Stoke on Trent City Council | £1.6m | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Going My Way t/a Stantons of Stoke West Midlands | Stoke on Trent City Council | £162k | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Non-emergency transport for social care adults West Midlands | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | £250k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.