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title: "Quality Express Bus Viability Study"
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# Quality Express Bus Viability Study

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8780859e-20d7-47a3-899a-1c37effd40ea

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded a contract for the "Quality Express Bus Viability Study" to Atkins Ltd. The study aims to explore the viability of Quality Express Bus routes and create a tool for their appraisal. The contract value is £45,380, and the study falls under the category of Transport Systems Consultancy Services. The procurement method used was selective, with a tender period ending on 21st December 2023. The contract period runs from 16th February 2024 to 28th June 2024 in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, especially those in transport consultancy services, to engage in providing expertise for Quality Express Bus corridors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly suitable. Businesses with a focus on highways consultancy and general management consultancy could also consider bidding for this contract. The procurement process has reached the award stage, indicating an established business relationship between the West Midlands Combined Authority and Atkins Ltd.

## Notice

This commission is for the continuation of a Quality Express Bus Corridor Identification study, which was completed in 2023 by Mott MacDonald. This study initiated the exploration of what a QEB service should look like by looking at best practice in the UK and elsewhere and identified eighteen potential corridors (or routes) that linked hubs with poor or no rail services and basic demand flows between them. The purpose of this commission therefore is to continue to explore whether QEBs are a viable concept by building on the initial findings of the 2023 study and addressing the following fundamental aims: Identify what makes a QEB route viable, in general, by building on the findings of the 2023 study. Explore whether any of the corridors identified in the 2023 study are viable and what makes it/them viable. Create a tool for consistent and clear basic appraisal of QEB routes that will remain valid in the future. It may be the case that this study identifies that QEBs are not a viable concept or that the concept is viable, but the corridors identified are not. This is an acceptable outcome from this study.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3d2f5bf-57c1-433a-b23e-355e04438cd2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 16 Feb 2024 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,380 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,380 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ATKINS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2024 at 16:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3d2f5bf-57c1-433a-b23e-355e04438cd2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3d2f5bf-57c1-433a-b23e-355e04438cd2
  14th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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