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Published 02 Nov 2026

NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · North East

Key facts

Contract value
£13,566,283
Awarded
02 Nov 2026
Contract starts
30 Nov 2026
Contract ends
31 Mar 2028
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Buyer type
Utilities & transport

Awarded to

SupplierValue
Volkerrail Specialist Businesses Ltd£13,566,283

Description

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive t/a Nexus are seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to carry out and complete the Airport Route Upgrade works between Newcastle International Airport station and Longbenton (Tyne and Wear). The upgrade works consists of the replacement and renewal of permanent way assets and overhead line equipment. This will include renewal of specified areas of track, which have reached the end of their serviceable life, tamping to achieve a new through alignment, offloading ballast and stressing along with replacing an existing fixed tension overhead line system with a new automatically tensioned system. Certain civil engineering and signalling activities may also form part of the overall scope.

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