Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £81,005
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Transport systems consultancy services (CPV 71311200)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Nov 2025
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 79 days after the contract date
Description
The organisation seeks a consultant to act as a senior technical and programme lead, responsible for both technical assurance and programme management across all initiatives. This includes managing suppliers, tracking delivery progress, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring effective stakeholder communication. The WMCA is delivering a range of interrelated technical initiatives to modernise its fares and ticketing systems. These include phased system refreshes, the re-procurement of core back-office systems, and upgrades to critical interfaces and APIs. This is phase 3 of this project.
About the supplier
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03269195).