Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 17 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NEX26/52 NEC4 Contract Training

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

ServicesBelow thresholdUtilities
Planned pipeline value£200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nexus are looking for a training provider to deliver NEC4 Contract management training. A supplier is required to deliver a certified structured NEC4 training programme comprising a minimum of eight in-person training sessions at Nexus locations across Tyne and Wear over an initial three-year contract period. The supplier will be expected to work collaboratively with Nexus to develop training content and delivery schedules that align with organisational requirements and support the continued development of staff involved in procurement, project management and contract administration activities.

To enhance the knowledge, skills and capability of Nexus' Major Projects and Procurement teams through the delivery of NEC4 contract management training, enabling employees to effectively procure, administer and manage NEC4 contracts, support best practice project delivery, and ensure the successful management of future infrastructure and capital investment programmes.

The aim of this project is to improve the NEC4 contract management capability of Nexus' Major Projects and Procurement teams through the provision of specialist training, creating a knowledgeable and competent workforce capable of effectively procuring, administering and managing NEC4 contracts.

Nexus delivers a range of infrastructure, asset renewal and capital investment projects and is seeking to further develop internal capability in the use of NEC4 contracts. There is a requirement to provide structured, practical training that supports both project management and procurement professionals, ensuring a consistent understanding of NEC4 principles, responsibilities and best practice across the organisation.

The training programme will support the following objectives:

  1. Develop NEC4 contract management knowledge and competency across Nexus' Major Projects and Procurement teams.
  2. Improve understanding of NEC4 contract principles, processes and responsibilities throughout the contract lifecycle.
  3. Ensure employees are equipped to effectively procure, administer and manage NEC4 contracts.
  4. Promote best practice in contract management, risk management and collaborative working.
  5. Provide practical, scenario-based learning that can be applied to live projects and procurement activities.
  6. Support the successful delivery of Nexus' capital investment, infrastructure and major project programmes.
  7. Establish a consistent approach to NEC4 contract management across the organisation.
  8. Deliver a minimum of eight in-person training sessions over the contract term.

This will enable Nexus to realise the following benefits:

  • Improved organisational understanding and application of NEC4 contracts.
  • Enhanced contract management and administration capabilities.
  • Increased confidence in managing contractual risk and change.
  • Greater consistency in procurement and project delivery practices.
  • Improved collaboration between project and procurement teams.
  • Better value for money through effective contract management.
  • Reduced contractual and commercial risk across Nexus projects.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2029 with extensions
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus buys Training services (CPV 8050), and who usually turns up

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Training services (CPV 8050) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bidWhat to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
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How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 67 of 114 known-size awards · market: CPV 8050 · North East England, n=6
59%67%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
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How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in North East England.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 166 of 202 known-location awards · market: CPV 8050 · North East England, n=12
82%25%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North East England.

How long to a decision?
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 15 decided notices · market: CPV 8050 · UK-wide, n=52
40 days34 days

Half of these awards were announced within 40 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 11 of 26 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 8050 · North East England, n=13
42%69%

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How many bids did past lots attract?

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Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer137 lots with bid counts · all categories
4% had one bid
The market106 lots with bid counts · CPV 8050 · UK-wide
15% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid4% / 15%
Buyer: 6 of 137 lots with published bid counts. Market: 16 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
2–324% / 26%
Buyer: 33 of 137 lots with published bid counts. Market: 28 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
4–670% / 29%
Buyer: 96 of 137 lots with published bid counts. Market: 31 of 106 lots with published bid counts.
7+1% / 29%
Buyer: 2 of 137 lots with published bid counts. Market: 31 of 106 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer71 lots with estimate and award · all categories
8% below estimate
The market75 lots with estimate and award · CPV 8050 · UK-wide
44% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate8% / 44%
Buyer: 6 of 71 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 33 of 75 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%23% / 41%
Buyer: 16 of 71 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 31 of 75 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate69% / 15%
Buyer: 49 of 71 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 11 of 75 lots with an estimate and award.
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See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

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Lot #1CPV 805024 monthsPublished estimate£200k
Expected competition
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How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 28 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet11% single-bid risk
Past bids on 28 similar lots
1 bid11%
3 of 28 similar past lots received 1 bid (11%).
2–332%
9 of 28 similar past lots received 2–3 (32%).
4–614%
4 of 28 similar past lots received 4–6 (14%).
7+43%
12 of 28 similar past lots received 7+ (43%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 5 bids.
Commercial price forecast
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Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £200k, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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
Below threshold
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
17 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078137
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Aug 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published65 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
  2. Market engagement49 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

    All potential suppliers wishing to participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) please confirm your interest by emailing [email protected] with reference NEX26/52. Upon receipt, you will be provided with further information.

  3. Contract starts20 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Aug 2026, 14:07 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

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 5DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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Notices published for this procedure