Official UK procurement notice
NEX24/27 Technical Advisory Services
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of a contract (including Service Enquiry 001) for a technical advisory consultant to assist in Nexus engineering department. This is a single supplier 3 year contract, with the option to extend a further 2 years.
Nexus requires an appropriately skilled and experienced specialist technical advisory consultant to provide technical support in the development of solutions that are practical,
cost effective and innovative, where appropriate, during both the pre-construction and implementation stages of a project, or to give technical advice when needed to assist Nexus engineering in the replacement and/or upgrade of rolling stock vehicles and equipment.
- How the procedure runs: Single stage process where Potential Suppliers are required to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their bids evaluated. Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering works and construction works
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
See tender document and terms and conditions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: See tender documents
- Price: See tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NEX24/27 Technical Advisory Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- 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
- 4 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
NEX24/27- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037359- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0558f0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see tender documents
- How it runs
Single stage process where Potential Suppliers are required to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their bids evaluated.
Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org ↗
- Risks
Please see tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Potential Suppliers must be a registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation - 'Open' - to secure access to procurement documents. Once registered, suppliers will be able to browse opportunities and access procurement documents (free of charge) for this opportunity.
Timeline
4 Jul 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 11:35 BST
- Clarification questions by7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by352 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts325 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent262 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published262 days ago2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 11:35 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Jul 2025, 09:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Amended maximum number of suppliers to 1. This is to confirm, as per description of works and all tender documents, that this is a sole supplier framework.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mott MacDonaldTechnical Advisory Services12 Feb 2026 – 11 Feb 2029 · up to 11 Feb 2031Extensions: An extension of up to two years is available. The contract cannot exceed a duration of five years. | £1,000,000 | 2 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- MOTT MACDONALD LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender