Official UK procurement notice
Bus Shelter Infrastructure Framework
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a award notice for the provision of the enhancement to the bus infrastructure in Tyne & Wear, Nexus seeks a delivery partner for the replacement and enhancement of bus shelters.
Most shelters in Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, and North Tyneside are maintained reactively by Nexus, primarily addressing vandalism and wear. The installation of new shelters necessitates an external contractor with specialised expertise in design, fabrication, and installation.
- How the procedure runs: Single stage process where Potential Suppliers require to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only Tender Responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their Operator Pricing and Compliance Response evaluated. Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org
- No preliminary market engagement: See notice 2025/s000-000812
CPV: Bus-stop shelter construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 6 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
Works will be determined by future quotations and works contracts as called out in tender documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£21,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per procurement documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per procurement documentation
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Commercial price: 40%
- Commercial quality: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial price
- Commercial quality
- Economic & financial standing
As per procurement documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per procurement documentation
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Bus Shelter Infrastructure Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 15:43 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
NEX25/01- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022342- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051627Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to procurement documentation
- How it runs
Single stage process where Potential Suppliers require to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only Tender Responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their Operator Pricing and Compliance Response evaluated.
Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org ↗
- Risks
See procurement documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please see opportunity in OPEN
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 15:43 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published10 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Standstill ends398 days ago19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 15:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2025, 15:10 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trueform Engineering LimitedSME24 Sept 2025 – 24 Sept 2031 · up to 25 Sept 2033Extensions: The estimated framework value is potentially up to £21.5m (Excluding VAT) across the full term of the Framework Agreement (inclusive of any extensions increasing it to an 8-year term). 2x 1 year extension to be exercised at Nexus' discretion. | £21,500,000 | 9 Sept 2025standstill to 19 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonTRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winBUS SHELTERS LTD.SME · Wales (Cymru)
- did not winGW SHELTER SOLUTIONS LTDSME · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BUS SHELTERS LTD.Bidder / tenderer
- GW SHELTER SOLUTIONS LTDBidder / tenderer
- TRUEFORM ENGINEERING LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Interested Suppliers must be registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation e-procurement portal - 'Open' - to secure free access to procurement documents. Please access at www.open-uk.org
- Technical specifications Interested Suppliers must be registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation e-procurement portal - 'Open' - to secure free access to procurement documents. Please access at www.open-uk.org
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender