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Project Planner for Metro

West Midlands Combined Authority

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03 Sep 2026 at 15:42

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Summary of the contracting process

West Midlands Combined Authority procured project-planning services for TfWM, supporting a metro-related project. The requirement is a business and project support service rather than physical construction, equipment supply or general transport operations. The work is delivered in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. It was arranged as a call-off from the Midlands Highway Alliance Framework PSP4, so the opportunity was aimed at suppliers already eligible to compete through that framework route. Matchtech Group was the selected supplier. Businesses considering similar work should therefore focus on project planning and coordination for major public transport or infrastructure programmes, particularly where the client is a combined authority or transport body in the West Midlands.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 26 August 2026. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 1 May 2026 at 12:00. The contract runs from 18 May 2026 to 18 November 2026. The awarded value is £117,600, including the stated currency of GBP. West Midlands Combined Authority awarded the contract to Matchtech Group. The award is active and the procurement is recorded as complete. The published evaluation basis is the selection of a supplier through the existing framework call-off process. The requirement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This procurement demonstrates demand from West Midlands Combined Authority for dedicated project-planning support on a metro-related transport programme. For a supplier that did not win this call-off, the main commercial lesson is that relevant framework eligibility can be decisive: competitors would need to be positioned to take part through the Midlands Highway Alliance Framework PSP4 or an equivalent route used by the buyer. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable project-planning and coordination capability for public transport or infrastructure work, with the organisational capacity to support a defined, time-limited commission. Experience of working with combined authorities, transport bodies and complex public-sector programmes would strengthen its position when this buyer next tests a similar requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Project Planner for Metro

Notice Description

Project Planner for TfWM, this is a call off from the Midlands Highway Alliance Framework PSP4

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f04f8c37-411d-4c7a-a8f7-fce42e5a1fee
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2ccf85-c851-4512-9fce-d7ef332e00f0
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£117,600 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£117,600 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
18 May 2026 - 18 Nov 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Matchtech Group (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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