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West Midlands Combined Authority: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
West Midlands Combined Authority has published 418 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 24 Oct 2023, worth £195m in total as published. Most of its spending is on architecture & engineering, business services (hr, legal, marketing, admin), it services. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What West Midlands Combined Authority buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 24 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 124 | £19.1m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 99 | £27.8m |
| IT services | 72000000 | 44 | £6.3m |
| Transport services | 60000000 | 24 | £37.8m |
| Construction works | 45000000 | 23 | £55.2m |
| Software | 48000000 | 17 | £3.5m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 14 | £25.4m |
| Insurance & banking services | 66000000 | 10 | £7.2m |
| Logistics & travel | 63000000 | 9 | £843k |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 8 | £836k |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
71311200 Transport systems consultancy services | 54 |
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services | 40 |
72224000 Project management consultancy services | 30 |
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services | 22 |
79100000 Legal services | 16 |
71530000 Construction consultancy services | 14 |
45234116 Track construction works | 12 |
71311300 Infrastructure works consultancy services | 12 |
79410000 Business and management consultancy services | 11 |
71540000 Construction management services | 9 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
Top suppliers to West Midlands Combined Authority
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 24 Oct 2023. 30% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Matchtech Group (UK) Limited | 43 | £3.4m |
| Waterman Aspen Ltd | 39 | £3.7m |
| Constellia Public Limited | 23 | £3.6m |
| Mott Macdonald Limited | 16 | £2.2m |
| Haigh Rail Limited | 15 | £8.2m |
| WSP UK Ltd | 15 | £1.5m |
| Matchtech Limited | 14 | £907k |
| Aecom Limited | 8 | £807k |
| Ridge and Partners LLP | 5 | £874k |
| Journeo Passenger Systems Ltd | 4 | £630k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
61 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | Design Manager Metro | Matchtech Group Limited | £55k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Programme Director Metro | Matchtech Group Limited | £126k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Interface Manager Metro Owners team | Matchtech Group Limited | £139k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | HS2 Interface Manager for Metro | Matchtech Group Ltd | £55k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Delivery Manager for Rail Programme | Matchtech Group UK Limited | £68k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Commercial Management Services | Matchtech Group UK Limited | £42k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Reference Class Forecasting and MMA Outturn Cost Analysis | Allora Infrastructure Limited | £71k |
| 21 Nov 2026 | Sports Quater - Operational Modelling | Ridge and Partners LLP | £51k |
| 30 Nov 2026 | INTERFACE MANAGER | Matchtech Group (UK) Limited | £72k |
| 30 Nov 2026 | DOCUMENT CONTROLLER | Matchtech Limited | £47k |
| 30 Nov 2026 | The delivery of a West Midlands private rented sector tenant engagement survey | Bmg Research LTD | £36k |
| 4 Dec 2026 | SHELTER DISPLAYS AND CCTV | Journeo Passenger Systems Limited | £72k |
| 8 Dec 2026 | BIM Coordinator Metro | Matchtech Group Limited | £50k |
| 22 Dec 2026 | Messages for Portable Variable Message Signs (PVMS) Licence Renewal Maintenance Service and On-Going Purchase of Units | MVIS UK Ltd. | £55k |
| 22 Dec 2026 | PROJECT PLANNER | Matchtech Limited | £59k |
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by West Midlands Combined Authority. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned procurement | WM Catalyst Fund | 8 Oct 2026 | £3.9m |
| Planned procurement | WM Collaborator fund- Networks and Leadership Programme | 8 Oct 2026 | £2.3m |
| Planned procurement | WM Collaborator fund- Networks and Leadership Programme pre-market engagement | 9 Oct 2026 | £2.3m |
| Planned procurement | West Midlands Catalyst Fund - Pre market engagement | 9 Oct 2026 | £3.9m |
| Planned procurement | Pre- Market Engagement- Commercial & Mixed Use Development Business Case Consultancy | 9 Oct 2026 | |
| Planned procurement | Provision of Advertising Services for Transport for West Midlands and Midland Metro Limited | 21 Oct 2026 | |
| Planned procurement | West Midlands Private Rented Sector (PRS) Stock intelligence survey | 22 Oct 2026 | £120k |
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to West Midlands Combined Authority.