# Bus Reform - Accounting & Commercial Expertise- Ian Hatfield25/08/2025

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Midlands Combined Authority](/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Waterman Aspen](/contract-winners/waterman-aspen/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,620
- Tender value: £49,620
- Award date: 30 June 2025
- Published: 29 September 2025
- Contract start: 1 July 2025
- Contract end: 31 October 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e1bb26e7-1d9c-4b68-b204-1c4cd1cb6ab9-865871
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d3e3535-23ec-4b39-8f51-3664094fa4c5

## Description

Specialist accounting and commercial expertise to support the movement to Bus Franchising, specifically the acquisition of depots and fleet from National Express and the creation of a 'Revenue Management' approach\.

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- [PROJECT MANAGER](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f21903e5-2e57-42d1-82cc-6aadf87d9f98): West Midlands Combined Authority
- [DELIVERY MANAGER](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-41ecb5e7-7d0b-4090-b42a-d24417d99a43): West Midlands Combined Authority
- [CWC26074 - BCT A454 Commercial Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-52faefb5-3682-4939-860a-5d0c81f61767): Wolverhampton City Council
- [CWC26066 -BCT A4123 NEC Project Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8b90a81b-cb49-4859-9d1a-cc86e34379bb): Wolverhampton City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1bb26e7-1d9c-4b68-b204-1c4cd1cb6ab9-865871)