Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd
- Value
- £74,567.28
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Public road transport services (CPV 60112000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 103603-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Nov 2026
- Published2 Nov 2026Published the same day
Description
The appointed supplier will undertake a focused programme of analytical work comprising of: • Analysis of historic and current bus patronage trends. • Assessment of internal and external factors influencing demand. • Quantification of the impact of key demand drivers where appropriate. • Development of a three-year patronage forecast. • Recommendations to improve patronage growth and financial performance. • Stakeholder engagement to validate findings and capture organisational insight. • Production and presentation of a final evidence-based report.
About the supplier
Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01883830).