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Tender Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Parcel Lockers - July 2024 Early Market Engagement
- GBT Ref No: 102907478
- Deadline: 10 Jul 2024
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: tender_443361/1366971
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market of forthcoming market engagement event to help determine future strategy.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for transport strategy and coordinating the transport network in the West Midlands. We are an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). We work in close partnership with the seven constituent authorities of the WMCA to achieve our aims to reduce traffic, improve access, and electrify transport.
One of our key policies is to make the most of the transport network and ensure it operates efficiently (TfWM 2023, p.40). As part of this, we're committed to working with freight and logistics operators to ensure that transport network supports more efficient, safe, sustainable, and reliable movement of goods.
Our work in this area has highlighted the increasing importance of parcel delivery to the residents and businesses of the region. Nationally, parcel volumes grew consistently between 2016 and 2019, before jumping by 45% during the pandemic (Ofcom 2022). Today, volumes are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
This growth has largely relied on the conventional to-door delivery model. However, the inefficiencies of this model are well known (e.g. road capacity, parking, and pollution). TfWM is driven to tackle these negative impacts, while strengthening access to eCommerce, improving the public realm, and increas... - Documents :
Purchaser : WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
16 Summer Lane Birmingham B19 3TR England
Contact Person : Susannah Turton
Email :susannah.turton@wmca.org.uk
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