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Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Find a Tender identifier: GB-PPON-PNTB-4383-VMJH · Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, GB

Procurement processes37
Open opportunities2
Awarded procurements26
Signed contracts13
Avg. awarded suppliers2
Avg. reported bids12.6
Highest reported bids65
Bid-count coverage9 of 37

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£248,361,466
Average published value (GBP)£19,104,728
Signed contract value (GBP)£35,950,079

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Competitive flexible procedure
18
Not published
7
Below threshold - without competition
6
Below threshold - open competition
3
Direct award
3

Top categories

Not published in the retained notices.

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Secured Bus Services - March 202665£4,986,102complete
Group Travel14Value not publishedcomplete
Security Services9Value not publishedcomplete
Small Works Framework8Value not publishedcomplete
NEX24/27 Technical Advisory Services7Value not publishedcomplete
Road Rail Vehicle Replacement3£700,000complete
Bus Shelter Infrastructure Framework3Value not publishedcomplete
Overhead Line Contractor Framework3Value not publishedcomplete
Occupational Health1Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD6£2,757,249
Go North East Limited6£1,434,453
BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED6£1,043,436
NORTHSTAR CONSTELLATION LIMITED6£586,860
L & G COACHES LTD3Value not published
DARKTRACE HOLDINGS LIMITED2£251,000
STANLEY TRAVEL (NORTH EAST) LIMITED2Value not published
JIM HUGHES COACHES LIMITED2Value not published
TRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITED1£21,500,000
AMALGAMATED CONSTRUCTION LTD1£15,000,000

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
NEX26/24 Control Centre RefurbishmentOpen7 Sept 2026£8,000,000
RRV & Operator Hire Framework AgreementOpen17 Sept 2026£4,000,000
Secured Bus Services - March 2026complete19 Dec 2025£4,986,102
Road Rail Vehicle Replacementcomplete4 Feb 2026£700,000
Metro Go Legal Servicescomplete27 Feb 2026£4,000,000
Taxibus Services - May 2026complete2 Mar 2026£106,318
Secured Bus Services - May 2026complete2 Mar 2026£1,254,530
Secured Bus Services - July 2026complete2 Apr 2026£2,842,271
Secured Bus Services - Scholar and Miscellaneous - Sept 2026complete11 May 2026£5,721,290
Sunderland Connect Bus Services July 2026complete15 Jun 2026£550,955
NEX26/08 S&C Renewals - Chillingham Road and Gatesheadplanned17 Jun 2026Value not published
Airport Route UpgradesClosed4 Sept 2026£16,000,000
Bus Services FrameworkplanningNot published£200,000,000
NEX26/52 NEC4 Contract TrainingplanningNot published£200,000
Metro to WashingtonplanningNot publishedValue not published
Metro Go - Pre Market EngagementplanningNot publishedValue not published
Metro Assets Renewals ProgrammeplanningNot publishedValue not published
Asset Management SystemcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Sunderland Connect 700 701completeNot publishedValue not published
NEX26/18 Battery Locomotives RefurbishmentplanningNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.