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Pre-Market Engagement - Provision of 24/7 Emergency Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Response and Repair Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML)
Published 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
-
45232210 *
Overhead line construction
- Location
- 🇬🇧 West Midlands
- Value
- £600,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2028
- Contract Types
-
45 *Construction workFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
West Midlands Combined Authority, Birmingham , B19 3SD, United Kingdom · UKG
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed11
Pre-Market Engagement - Provision of 24/7 Emergency Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Response and Repair Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML)
Purpose of Engagement
The Authority is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise for Midland Metro Limited to inform the development of its procurement strategy and future requirements. Interested organisations are invited to complete the accompanying Pre-Market Engagement (PME) Questionnaire to provide information on market capability, innovation, capacity, and potential delivery approaches.
Participation in this exercise is entirely voluntary and is being conducted in accordance with the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination.
Important Information
• This questionnaire is issued for information gathering purposes only and does not form part of any formal procurement process.
• Participation in this pre-market engagement exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement procedure.
• The Authority reserves the right to use the information obtained to help shape its future requirements, specification, procurement strategy, commercial model, and route to market.
• Any future procurement opportunity will be advertised separately and interested suppliers will need to register and submit responses in accordance with the requirements of that procurement process.
• Responses should be submitted via the e-tendering portal by Friday 18th September 2026 12 noon.
Confidentiality
The Authority will treat responses in confidence and use the information solely for the purposes of informing its market analysis and procurement planning. Suppliers should clearly identify any information they consider commercially sensitive.
How to Participate
Suppliers wishing to participate should download and complete the Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire and return it through Proactis (e-tendering portal) by the stated deadline. Please ensure you have completed the registration process for Proactis, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/).
Proactis Project Reference: DN824087.
Full CPV breakdown
- 45232210 — Overhead line construction (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Contract type
- Services
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planning
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Aug 2026 20:13
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ed11
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ed11
Full notice record
42 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | West Midlands Combined Authority |
| Address › Street | West Midlands Combined Authority |
| Address › Town / city | Birmingham |
| Address › Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG31 |
| Contact › Name | Manjit Khabra |
| Contact › Email | procurement.team@wmca.org.uk |
| Contact › Telephone | +44 0 |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.wmca.org.uk/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | West Midlands Combined Authority |
Planning
| Milestone › Type | engagement |
| Milestone › Due | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Document › Document type | Market engagement notice |
| Document › Description | Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081544-2026 |
| Document › Published | 26 Aug 2026 |
Tender
| Title | Pre-Market Engagement - Provision of 24/7 Emergency Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Response and Repair Services for Midland Metro Limited (MML) |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Overhead line construction |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Repair and maintenance services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Railway engineering services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Electrical services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKG |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £720,000 |
| Value › Value | £600,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Status | planning |
| Status | planning |