WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£74,989

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

7 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

140

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

46%

As declared in notices

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• OCS Group UK Limited£3.4m

  1 award · 8.4% of value
• Haigh Rail Limited£3.2m

  10 awards · 7.8% of value
• Trustmarque Solutions Ltd£2.3m

  1 award · 5.7% of value
• WATERMAN ASPEN LIMITED£2m

  15 awards · 5% of value
• Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited£2m

  1 award · 5% of value
• Bus Shelters Ltd£1.7m

  1 award · 4.3% of value
• Constellia Public Limited£1.6m

  7 awards · 4.1% of value
• Unicard Limited£1.5m

  1 award · 3.8% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services61
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security51
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support22
• Software package and information systems17
• Construction work16
• Transport services (excl. Waste transport)16

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Framework call-off60%
• Limited competition18%
• Direct award18%
• Open procedure3%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off1%
• Not stated<1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: June