West Midlands Metro Tram Fleet Maintenance
Details
- Value
- £140,000,000
- Topic
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
- Published
- 5 March 2026
- Submission
- 20 April 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
WMCA, as owner of the West Midlands Metro, intends to explore the potential of undertaking a future procurement process for the long-term maintenance of the Birmingham–Wolverhampton tram fleet, comprising 42 CAF Urbos light rail vehicles currently in passenger operation. The proposed Rolling Stock Maintenance Services Agreement is expected to include full fleet maintenance responsibilities, which may encompass: • Routine servicing and inspections • Preventative and corrective maintenance • Heavy maintenance and overhaul activities • Cleaning services • Technical support and engineering services • Spares supply and materials management • Lifecycle, asset management and obsolescence planning Final scope and contractual structure will be informed by market engagement. Strategic Objectives: Any future contract will seek to deliver high standards of safety, reliability, availability, cost efficiency and long-term asset sustainability in support of ongoing network expansion.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published5 March 2026Current notice
About the buyer
West Midlands Combined Authority runs regional transport, growth and skills programmes for seven West Midlands councils, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team. Transport for West Midlands, the authority's transport arm, procures local transport policy and delivery on its behalf. The Mayor and the leaders of the seven constituent councils sign off major contracts through the authority's board.
A rolling pipeline lists larger opportunities expected over the next eighteen months.
Over the past 5 years, most of the West Midlands Combined Authority's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-midlands-combined-authority.gov |
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