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title: "West Midlands Walking Trail Business Case"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY"
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# West Midlands Walking Trail Business Case

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ae13a21-b2b0-47e4-bfda-461f1ef00932

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority has initiated a planning stage tender for the development of a business case for a new West Midlands Walking Trail. The procurement process is at the initial planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 17th October 2022. The procurement falls under the industry category "Business services" and targets suppliers in the West Midlands region.

This tender by the West Midlands Combined Authority for the Walking Trail project presents opportunities for businesses providing business, recreational, cultural, and social services. Small and medium enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises are well-suited to compete for this tender. Interested suppliers are required to submit their responses through the Bravo Solution portal by the specified deadline.

## Notice

This is a Market Engagement Questionnaire for potential suppliers to express interest in working with the WMCA on the development of a business case for a new West Midlands Walking Trail. The business case will be used to bid for funding to help finance the project. Potential suppliers are asked to submit a response to the questions set out in the Technical Envelope of this PQQ. The information you provide will be purely used to aid us in shaping our requirements and documentation, it will not be evaluated in any way. Further key detail around expressing an interest in this exercise are listed below: Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk Bravo Solution Project Reference: Project_624 Once registered, please access Project_624 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_163 . There you can read more about this project and submit your company information along with your responses to our questions. Please fill in the Qualification Envelope (Bravo Reference: PQQ_163 , West Midlands Walking Trail Business Case - Market Engagement *Not being evaluated) by the closing date of 17th October 2022 at 12.00pm. * Please Note that suppliers should not contact officers of the WMCA directly regarding this opportunity, all questions should be submitted through the Bravo Portal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d549998-0f2f-40f5-86c0-d5ca52a76f05 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Oct 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2022 at 09:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d549998-0f2f-40f5-86c0-d5ca52a76f05

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d549998-0f2f-40f5-86c0-d5ca52a76f05
  4th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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