Official UK procurement notice
Metro Go Legal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNexus requires suitably qualified and experienced legal advisors who will be appointed to a seven year contract with an option to extend for up to a further three years to support Nexus on the Metro Go project. This will involve, amongst other associated workstreams, a project to plan, procure, design, construct, commission and safely operate a new signalling system for the Tyne and Wear Metro Network.
The contract value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT
- How the procedure runs: This is a competitive, multi-stage tender consisting of the following stages: Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ): The PSQ stage is designed to help Nexus identify and shortlist tenderers who meet the minimum capability and compliance requirements for the scope outlined within the specification. Please ensure that all questions in the PSQ documentation are completed in full. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT) Shortlisted tenderers from the PSQ stage will be invited to tender. Final tenders must be submitted in accordance with the timetable and instructions set out in the ITT. All successfully shortlisted Suppliers will be invited to attend a supplier presentation. This will form part of the quality evaluation process.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 10:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
NEX25/56- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077952- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3bFind a Tender
- How it runs
This is a competitive, multi-stage tender consisting of the following stages:
Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ):
The PSQ stage is designed to help Nexus identify and shortlist tenderers who meet the minimum capability and compliance requirements for the scope outlined within the specification. Please ensure that all questions in the PSQ documentation are completed in full.
Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Shortlisted tenderers from the PSQ stage will be invited to tender. Final tenders must be submitted in accordance with the timetable and instructions set out in the ITT. All successfully shortlisted Suppliers will be invited to attend a supplier presentation. This will form part of the quality evaluation process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit your tenders via the website below:
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 8 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Next notice expected332 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 09:53 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts186 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent170 days ago6 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends159 days ago16 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 10:39 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Planned procurement notice published6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 09:53 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £4,000,00028 Nov 2025, 09:53 GMT
- Status changed to active28 Nov 2025, 09:53 GMT
- Deadline moved to 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT28 Nov 2025, 09:53 GMT+25 days · was 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 09:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 09:26 BST
- Procurement method changed6 May 2026, 09:26 BST
- Contract signature expected25 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 10:39 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed8 Jul 2026, 10:39 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 6 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Jun 2026 – 30 Apr 2033 · up to 30 Apr 2036Extensions: If the anticipated project timescales are exceeded, we will need to utilise the extension option. | £4,000,000 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2026
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- 2 Jul 2026 – 30 Apr 2033 · up to 30 Apr 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- If the anticipated project timescales are exceeded, we will need to utilise the extension option.
No agreed KPIs: The contracting authority considers that performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender