Midlands Connect

Name

Midlands Connect

Legal name

Midlands Connect

Website

https://midlandsconnect.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Midlands Connect is a sub-national transport body that receives funding from Government to research, develop and progress transport projects. The West Midlands Combined Authority provides the accountable body function.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Midlands Connect is the sub-national transport body for the Midlands region of England. It researches, develops and progresses transport projects intended to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits, working in partnership with 24 Local Transport Authorities, national delivery bodies (Network Rail, HS2, National Highways), chambers of commerce and airports. It produces strategic transport plans, corridor business cases and a suite of proprietary digital planning tools (MiView, MiOutcomes, CAP, ALFFI, EVCI, MiRROR), and runs a Centre of Excellence shared-service programme for partner authorities.

Product overview

Midlands Connect offers a suite of six integrated transport planning digital tools designed for Local Transport Authorities across the Midlands region. The core portfolio includes MiView (regional evidence base platform), MiOutcomes (carbon emissions forecasting dashboard), CAP (Carbon Assessment Playbook, a national initiative), ALFFI (Alternative Fuels for Freight Infrastructure for HGV charging planning), EVCI (Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure tool developed with Transport for the North), and MiRROR (Midlands Rail & Road Operational Resilience for network vulnerability assessment). These tools are accessible through the Centre of Excellence programme and work together to support Local Transport Authorities in developing Local Transport Plans, business cases, and strategic transport planning across the Midlands region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALFFI: Alternative fuels for freight infrastructure tool - developed to show where HGV charging and refuelling hubs will be needed in the future.
• MiView
• MiOutcomes
• CAP
• EVCI
• MiRROR

Products and services

• MiView

Quantifiable outcome

• Midlands Rail Hub will add 300 additional trains per day and 20 million extra rail seats per year
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Midlands Combined AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe West Midlands Combined Authority provides the accountable body function for Midlands Connect. They work together on strategic transport planning and Midlands Connect's Strategic Board includes representation from WMCA.
• East Midlands Combined County AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMC CCA is a key partner in transport planning for the East Midlands region, represented on Midlands Connect's Strategic Board.
• 24 Local Transport AuthoritiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBirmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, and county councils across the Midlands partner with Midlands Connect for coordinated transport planning.
• Network RailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational delivery body represented on Strategic Board and Steering Group. Alliance partner for Midlands Rail Hub design and delivery.
• HS2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational delivery body represented on Strategic Board, working on rail connectivity improvements complementary to HS2 services.
• National HighwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational delivery body represented on Strategic Board and Steering Group, working on major road network improvements.
• Great British RailwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational delivery body for rail, working with Midlands Connect on rail strategy and connectivity improvements.
• Birmingham AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented on Strategic Board, partner in airport rail connectivity improvements and international gateway access.
• East Midlands AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in freight and logistics planning, and EV charging infrastructure for logistics sector. UK's largest pure cargo airport.
• East Midlands ChamberminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChamber of commerce representing businesses, providing business perspective on transport needs.
• Greater Birmingham Chambers of CommerceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChamber of commerce representing West Midlands businesses, represented on Steering Group.
• Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium (12 Local Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of 12 Local Transport Authorities led by principal authorities, working together to deliver EV charging infrastructure across the Midlands. Includes Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Stoke-on-Trent plus 7 additional authorities.
• Lincolnshire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal authority leading the first Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium, Steering Group Chair.
• Midlands Rail Hub Alliance (Network Rail, VolkerRail, Laing O'Rourke, AtkinsRéalis, Siemens Mobility)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate & public sector alliance appointed to design and deliver the Midlands Rail Hub. Network Rail represents the public element working with private sector partners VolkerRail, Laing O'Rourke, AtkinsRéalis and Siemens Mobility.
• NESO (National Energy System Operator)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with NESO on Regional Energy Spatial Planning to ensure energy infrastructure supports transport needs, particularly for freight decarbonisation.
• Transport for West MidlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking together on smart ticketing (tap and cap), data tools, and regional transport planning.
• West Midlands Rail ExecutivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMRE is represented on Steering Group and works with Midlands Connect on rail strategy.
• Transport for the East MidlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTfEM represented on Steering Group, top strategic road priority is A46 Newark Bypass.

Scale indicators16 records

Direct peers

• Transport for the North: Sub-national transport body covering the North of England with a near-identical mandate: research, develop and progress regional transport projects, convening multiple Local Transport Authorities and working with Network Rail, National Highways and the DfT. Closest peer in role, function and funding model.
• Western Gateway: Sub-national transport body covering South Wales and the West of England. Same formal designation, similar LTA convening model and direct overlap on cross-border corridor planning (A46, Severn crossings) with Midlands Connect projects.
• England's Economic Heartland: Sub-national transport body for the Oxfordshire–Cambridgeshire corridor with the same statutory role of preparing a Strategic Transport Plan, coordinating LTAs, and securing central Government funding for regional infrastructure. Highly comparable in remit, structure and tools-led approach.
• Transport East: Sub-national transport body covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire — the newest STB in England. Directly comparable in role, scale, funding model and shared work on EV infrastructure rollout with the EVCI tool.
• Peninsula Transport: Sub-national transport body covering the South West peninsula (Devon, Cornwall, Somerset). Same statutory role in producing a Strategic Transport Plan, coordinating LTAs, and accessing DfT/LEVI funding — comparable scale and approach.

Broad incumbents

• AtkinsRéalis: Major engineering consultancy and partner in the Midlands Rail Hub delivery alliance. Comparable as a transportation planning and infrastructure advisory provider to public-sector bodies, though operating as a commercial consultancy rather than a designated planning body.
• WSP: Engineering consultancy with one of the largest UK transport advisory practices, routinely producing strategic transport plans, business cases and decarbonisation analysis for STBs and LTAs. Comparable capabilities and clients.
• Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM): Municipal-level transport body within the WMCA serving the West Midlands conurbation. Overlaps with Midlands Connect on rail franchising and smart ticketing, but at a smaller urban geography; functions as both partner and 'accountable body' for Midlands Connect.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with a strong UK transport planning practice supporting Government, LTAs and STBs on strategic transport planning, decarbonisation and corridor studies. Comparable as an outsourced provider of the same capability set Midlands Connect delivers in-house.

Regional players

• Connected Places Catapult: UK Government-backed innovation accelerator for transport, places and public services. Comparable as a publicly-funded body bridging policy, technology and Local Transport Authorities, with overlap in smart ticketing, EV infrastructure and transport data tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MidsConnect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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