Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Upcoming opportunities

• NEX26/45 Bus Scheduling System

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 30 Nov, 202625 daysSource Find a Tender

  Project Aim To procure a bus scheduling system (to include blocking) which will replace current manual spreadsheet methods with an automated, digital system that optimises routes and vehicles resources improving overall data accuracy and linking with existing business systems. Project Objectives Production of bus timet

• NEX26/48 Ballast Tamper Maintenance

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 13 Nov, 20268 daysSource Find a Tender

  Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive (Nexus) owns and operates a Plasser 08-275 Ballast Tamper (known locally as MA60 and referenced as so from this point onwards). MA60 is an eight-axle, diesel hydraulic, self-propelled S&C Ballast Tamper. The machine was delivered to Nexus in 2014 and has since completed 706862

• NEX26/32 Waste Management

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 16 Oct, 2026Value £420.98kSource Find a Tender

  Nexus are looking for a supplier who will be responsible for Waste management services across 8 of its operational Sites. The provider will be expected to remove waste from all Sites and dispose of this in correct waste streams, providing relevant licenses and transfer notes. The intended length of this contract is – 3

• Data Governance & Management Support

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 16 Oct, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Nexus is seeking market feedback regarding a potential requirement for consultancy support to complete a review of existing data governance arrangements, establish a set of data management/governance processes and develop a structure proposal. The purpose of this engagement is to obtain supplier feedback on scope, deli

• Metro Go - Technical Services

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 29 Jan, 20273 monthsValue £8.00mSource Find a Tender

  The scope of the MetroGo Technical Services Contract is to assist Nexus with the development of the specification for the new Digital Command and Control system, Control Room and all associated peripheral systems; providing Safety Governance in line with CSM, ensuring its integration into the existing system, process a

• Bus Services Framework

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 28 Aug, 2026Value £200.00mSource Find a Tender

  The proposed Bus Services Framework is being established to support the future procurement of a wide range of bus and passenger transport services. These include secured local bus services, schools and works transport, group travel, seasonal services, Metro replacement services, and other operational or emergency trans

• NEX26/52 NEC4 Contract Training

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 1 Sept, 2026Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  Nexus are looking for a training provider to deliver NEC4 Contract management training. A supplier is required to deliver a certified structured NEC4 training programme comprising a minimum of eight in-person training sessions at Nexus locations across Tyne and Wear over an initial three-year contract period. The suppl

• Metro to Washington

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 31 Jul, 2026Source Find a Tender

  As the Passenger Transport Executive for Tyne and Wear, Nexus is responsible for the maintenance and development of public transport networks across the region, including the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus is undertaking a project, known as Metro to Washington, to extend the Metro system by 13km. The new route will link wi

• Metro Go - Pre Market Engagement

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 31 Jul, 2026Source Find a Tender

  As the Passenger Transport Executive for Tyne and Wear, Nexus is responsible for the maintenance of public transport networks across the region, including the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus is undertaking a project, known as MetroGo, to upgrade the Metro's signalling system. This new system will improve journey times, reli

• Metro Assets Renewals Programme

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 31 Jul, 2026Source Find a Tender

  As the Passenger Transport Executive for Tyne and Wear, Nexus is responsible for the maintenance of public transport networks across the region, including the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus is undertaking a project of renewals across the Metro network, known as the Metro Assets Renewals Programme. The programme commenced i

• Control Centre Refurbishment

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 10 Jul, 2026Value £8.00mSource Find a Tender

  Nexus is undertaking Pre Market market engagement for improvement of existing facilities at South Gosforth Control Centre for staff to create a fit for purpose working environment. The aim of the project is to improve the existing facilities at South Gosforth Control Centre for staff to create a fit for purpose working

• NEX26/18 Battery Locomotives Refurbishment

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 10 Jul, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Nexus will be tendering for the detailed design and associated works to refurbish three battery locomotives, bespoke to the Nexus Metro network, which have become unreliable and not fit for purpose. The locomotives were originally supplied by Hunslet-GMT in the early 1990's and are a key asset in the emergency recovery

• NEX26/08 S&C Renewals - Chillingham Road and Gateshead

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 17 Jun, 2026Source Find a Tender

  The Contracting Authority intends to procure a Principal Contractor to deliver Switches and Crossings (S&C) renewal works at: • Chillingham Road S&C - 3014A/B points, and • Gateshead S&C - 7001A/B points (pending internal approval). This notice is issued for advance market awareness only and does not commence a call fo

• Risk-Based Training Needs Analysis Toolkit and Competence Management System

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 30 Apr, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Nexus is seeking information from the market to understand available solutions, capability, and commercial models relating to: 1. A Risk-Based Training Needs Analysis (RBTNA) template or toolkit, aligned with the requirements of the Office of Rail and Road's (ORR) RSP1 Developing and maintaining staff competence and IS

• Metro Go Legal Services Support

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 2 Feb, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Nexus requires suitably qualified and experienced legal advisors who will be appointed to a seven year contract with an option to extend for up to a further three years to support Nexus on the Metro Go project. This will involve, amongst other associated workstreams, a project to plan, procure, design, construct, commi

• RRV Replacement

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 24 Oct, 2025Value £700.00kSource Find a Tender

  Nexus will be tendering for a Road Rail Vehicle with Elevating Work Platform in the next few months. Due to concerns with previous tenders around the safety of the specification Nexus are seeking to engage with the market and increase confidence in the specification. Nexus are seeking a replacement Road-Rail Vehicle

• NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 25 Aug, 2025Source Find a Tender

  Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive t/a Nexus are inviting potential contractors to attend a Preliminary Market Engagement workshop on 12th September in Newcastle, relating to an upcoming opportunity for permanent way and overhead line replacement/renewal. The Airport Route Upgrade project will also require som

• Asset Management System

  Location: North East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 15 Aug, 2025Value £1.30mSource Find a Tender

  Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of a new asset management system to replace the existing asset management system.