# West Midlands Innovation Programme - Virtual Innovation Team - Rail

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by West Midlands Combined Authority.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Midlands Combined Authority](/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](/contract-winners/university-of-birmingham/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 1 April 2023
- Published: 8 December 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ccd4f1b3-68a0-47a7-931d-0d069a7c0827-705762
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-08ae1103-32ab-4fa5-abac-047014de9716

## Description

As part of the Virtual Innovation Team at the heart of the Innovative Alliance for the West Midlands \(IAWM\), supporting the ongoing work of the WM Innovation Programme phase 2\.0, the role will focus on engaging businesses in research, development & innovation pilots across sectors and particularly with the rail industry\. The role is collaborative within the Virtual Innovation Team \(VIT\), with relevant WMCA personnel and across the wider Innovation Alliance networks, as appropriate\. It will help to build and connect the innovative rail industry in the West Midlands across the Primary and Nascent Clusters identified in the WM Plan for Growth\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ccd4f1b3-68a0-47a7-931d-0d069a7c0827-705762)