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Sunderland Connect 700 701

Buyer: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus →

BuyerTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published8 May 2026

What is being bought

Sunderland Connect is to provide bus service links between Clanny House, University Campuses, Sunderland and St Peters Campus, offering services to staff and students as well as the general public.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeutilities

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive

SupplierGo North East Limited

Contracts

1

Statusactive

Value£182,150

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID	042227-2026
Latest release timestamp	Fri May 08 2026 07:40:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Below threshold - without competition
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	1
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
8 May 2026	award, contract	042227-2026
27 Apr 2026	award, contract	037997-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

8 May 2026 · 042227-2026 · award, contract

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27 Apr 2026 · 037997-2026 · award, contract

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