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# Road Rail Vehicle Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/road-rail-vehicle-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05a815). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus: "Road Rail Vehicle Replacement". Published status: complete. Published Value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus-GB-PPON-PNTB-4383-VMJH)
- **Published Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons, Specialist vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £617,797 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/road-rail-vehicle-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05a815#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a815`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/road-rail-vehicle-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05a815#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/road-rail-vehicle-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05a815#participate

## Description
Nexus are seeking a replacement Road-Rail Vehicle (RRV) fitted with a scissor lift, primarily used by our Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) team as an elevated working platform.
The current vehicle's large, stable platform enabling multiple team members to work simultaneously at height, while its compact chassis is particularly well-suited for operations within our tunnel network. A turntable function also allows the team to access and work around OLE masts with greater flexibility.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34114000, 34621000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £700,000

- **Contract Period:** 18/03/2027 to 18/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **FITZGERALD PLANT SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-87261`
  - Value: £617,797 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 05/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000890-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-06T11:04:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:49:52.436Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a815