Official UK procurement notice
Sunderland Connect September 2025
Authority: Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus (Public body)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Published estimate£405,864≈ £406k / year · £487,037 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Jun 2025awarded 15 Jul 2025
Awarded to CITY TRANSPORT GROUP LTD
Contract term 1 yrstarts 8 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide subsidised local bus services throughout Tyne and Wear. Note there are several potential contracts of varying duration/scale ranging from 3 months up to 5 years. In accordance with Nexus terms and conditions of contract applicable, contract will be paid in monthly instalments over the duration of the contract. A sum of money will be retained against initial scheduled payment and held until end of contract period. Penalties for poor performance will be applied as appropriate and as described in the contract documentation. Joint and several liabilities will apply.
- How the procedure runs: Single stage process where Potential Suppliers require to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only Tender Responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their Operator Pricing and Compliance Response evaluated. Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org
CPV: Public road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£405,864
- Value
- £405,864 exc. VAT · £487,037 inc. VAT
60112000 Public road transport services
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Commercials — 100%
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standingAs per procurement documents
- Technical & professional abilityAs per procurement documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
NEX25/45- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fd4Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Please refer to the procurement documentation
- How it runs
- Single stage process where Potential Suppliers require to satisfy minimum criteria (such stated in the procurement documents). Only Tender Responses that satisfy minimum criteria will have their Operator Pricing and Compliance Response evaluated. Procurement documents are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- Please refer to the procurement documentation
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender Submissions must be submitted via OPEN
Please access at www.open-uk.org ↗
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 14:37 BST
- Clarification questions by27 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent15 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £45,268,6331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY TRANSPORT GROUP LTDSME8 Sept 2025 — 8 Sept 2026 | £45,268,633 | 15 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CITY TRANSPORT GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2025
- Value
- £452,686,330
- Period
- 8 Sept 2025 — 6 Sept 2026
- Status
- terminated — Contract end
- Final value
- £301,562
- Termination
- other
No agreed KPIs: Only operational indicators have been set as this is below the relevant threshold of £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCITY TRANSPORT GROUP LTDSME · North East England
- did not winCENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTDSME · North East England
- did not winGo North East Limited · North East England
- did not winNORTHSTAR CONSTELLATION LIMITEDSME · North East England
- did not winBUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Contract termination notice published27 May 2026, 17:14 BSTUK11
- Status changed27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Buyer details updated27 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Contract details notice published26 Sept 2025, 10:28 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BSTUK6
- Published value updated15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BSTwas £405,864
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Deadline withdrawn15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 14:37 BSTUK4
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 9 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTDBidder / tenderer
- CITY TRANSPORT GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
- Go North East LimitedBidder / tenderer
- NORTHSTAR CONSTELLATION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Technical specifications Potential Suppliers must be registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation procurement portal - 'OPEN' - to secure free access to procurement documents. Please access at www.open-uk.org
- Bidding documents and specifications Potential Suppliers must be registered user on the North East Procurement Organisation procurement portal - 'OPEN' - to secure free access to procurement documents. Please access at www.open-uk.org
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender