Official UK procurement notice
Overhead Line Support Services Framework
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for the consultant to carry out a wide range of bespoke Overhead Line design packages and Overhead Line support to Nexus.
This will include but not limited to: Designing out Spanwires which encroach a third parties land, reviewing Overhead Line installation methodology to make efficiencies and, carrying out audits on Nexus internal teams.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 sub-criteria (5)
- Design programme: 15%
- Delivery Plan: 15%
- Design Quality Plan: 15%
- Sample Design Drawings and Specifications: 15%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Design programme: 15
- Delivery Plan: 15
- Design Quality Plan: 15
- Sample Design Drawings and Specifications: 15
- Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Overhead Line Support Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2024, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 15:32 BST
- Authority reference
NEX24/56- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028541- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a4e9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Nov 2024 → 29 May 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected16 Dec 2024
- Notice published29 May 2025, 15:32 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Status changed to complete29 May 2025, 15:32 BST
- Buyer details updated29 May 2025, 15:32 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 028541-2025-1
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NexusContracting authorityUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Tyne and Wear PTE T/A NexusReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Arcadis Consulting (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.