---
title: "Grant payments to Section 19 Operators"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ebbe"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Midlands Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-25"
---

# Grant payments to Section 19 Operators

Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ebbe

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## Summary

West Midlands Combined Authority commissioned services for residents who do not have access to public transport. The requirement is described as providing shopping services, supported by passenger transport vehicles with drivers. It falls within passenger transport hire and community transport activity. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Birmingham. The selected provider is Walsall Community Transport Limited, based in Walsall. This opportunity is therefore relevant to operators that organise or deliver assisted shopping journeys, community transport, or passenger vehicle hire with drivers for people facing limited access to conventional public transport. It may also suit organisations experienced in delivering targeted transport services for local residents under public-sector arrangements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. It comprised one lot. The contract was awarded to Walsall Community Transport Limited, and the award remains active. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £31,871.45 excluding VAT, or £38,245.74 including VAT. The published outcome identifies passenger transport vehicles with drivers as the contracted service. The procurement used no competitive evaluation: the route was a direct award without competition. The buyer is West Midlands Combined Authority, and the contract is below the applicable threshold.

This procurement demonstrates demand from West Midlands Combined Authority for practical transport support linked to shopping access, particularly for residents who cannot use public transport. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger vehicles with drivers and provide reliable, accessible community transport tailored to individual residents’ needs. Experience serving people with limited transport options, coordinating journeys, and delivering a dependable local service would be relevant. Walsall Community Transport Limited is identified as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that the buyer has used a substantial mission-led transport provider for this requirement. Organisations with comparable community transport capability and public-sector delivery experience would be best placed to monitor this buyer’s future needs.

## Notice

The supplier is providing shopping services to residents who don't have access to public transport.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080920-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,871 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Midlands Combined Authority |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WALSALL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 15:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080920-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080920-2026
  25th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.walsallct.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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