Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 5 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NEX26/32 Waste Management — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£420,983≈ £140k / year · £505,180 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nexus are looking for a supplier who will be responsible for Waste management services across 8 of its operational Sites.

The provider will be expected to remove waste from all Sites and dispose of this in correct waste streams, providing relevant licenses and transfer notes.

The intended length of this contract is – 3+1 (extensions to be awarded at the customer’s discretion)

The aim of this project is to appoint a supplier who will be responsible for the waste management services throughout 8 Nexus sites.

The contract will cover the following waste streams:

General mixed waste

Dry mixed recycling

Confidential waste

Glass waste

Food waste

Empty toner cartridges

WEE goods

Clean copper

Scrap metal (mixed)

Steel

Batteries

Contaminated waste (e.g. oil)

Fluorescent tubes

Vegetation

Building materials

Con-inert

Animal and bird carcasses

Ad hoc office furniture including fridge/freezer

Potential dredge material from the sea bed/river bed

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 2 Apr 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsDelivery: North East
Extensions
Extension options published
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780be

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    5 Oct 2026, 13:03 BST
  2. Market engagementin 11 days
    17 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
    Nexus is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise for the provision of Waste Management services. Nexus intends to invite suppliers to register their interest via emailing [email protected] quoting 'NEX2632 Waste Management' and then a document will be shared to provide feedback on more…the proposed requirement, including the scope, delivery model, supplier capability, indicative costs, key risks and market capacity. Nexus would also like to hold some site visits for potential suppliers to understand the waste streams at the different Nexus locations (Benton and South Gosforth on 21st October 2026, full details of this will be confirmed once interest is expressed from potential bidders.
  3. Contract startsin 177 days
    1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 13:03 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PNTB-4383-VMJH The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5DE [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure