Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Emergency (Unplanned) Metro Replacement Bus Services
Authority: Tyne and Wear PTE t/a Nexus
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a formal invitation to tender under the Transport Act 1985 for operators to join a multi-supplier framework for the provision of Metro Replacement bus services in cases of emergency withdrawal of Metro services. This can be defined as when Metro is withdrawn over a stretch of line on account of unforeseen circumstances.
The term of this proposed agreement is 01/04/2025 to 31/03/202. These services may be required to operate at any time during Metro operating hours to cover sections of the Metro system which are non-operational. Buses may occasionally be required outside of this timeframe.
CPV: Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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).
- “Provision of Emergency (Unplanned) Metro Replacement Bus Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 3 Feb 2025, 10:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2025, 10:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NEX25/14- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003430- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dae8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 24 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published3 Feb 2025, 10:46 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextShort description · II.1.4 | The term of this proposed agreement is 01/04/2025 to 31/03/202. | The term of this proposed agreement is 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2028. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.