Official UK procurement notice
Dredging Works at North Shields Ferry Landing
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Awarded value£165,489published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Southbay Civil Engineering Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward for the dredging works to existing North Shields Ferry landing. The contract includes for the provision of the dredging to one side of the ferry landing via landside based plant, and removal of any debris arising.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Dec 2025, 17:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:21 GMT
- Authority reference
NEX25/72- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085090- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef2eFind a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published4 Dec 2025, 17:29 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Dec 2025, 16:44 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:21 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £165,4891 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbay Civil Engineering LtdSMEFerry Dredging works5 Jan 2026 – 30 Aug 2026 · up to 29 May 2027Extensions: The contract is a NEC4 Option A and contains provisions within it that allows for compensation events, should the need arise. The dredging activity will rely on favourable weather conditions and tides. This may result in the planned works occurring later and the completion date may need to be extended. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The contract is a NEC4 Option A and contains provisions within it that allows for compensation events, should the need arise. | £165,489 | 17 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Southbay Civil Engineering LtdSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £165,489
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 30 Aug 2026 · up to 29 May 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is a NEC4 Option A and contains provisions within it that allows for compensation events, should the need arise. The dredging activity will rely on favourable weather conditions and tides. This may result in the planned works occurring later and the completion date may need to be extended.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southbay Civil Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender