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Airport Route Upgrades

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Buyer Contact Info

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

Buyer Address: The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKC22, NE4 5DE, United Kingdom

Contact Email: tenders@nexus.org.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
16000000.0 GBP
Gross: 20000000 GBP
Published
24 Feb 2026, 10:54
Deadline
03 Jun 2026, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
works
CPV
34940000 - Railway equipment
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.open-uk.org/

Link Description: Please see tender documentation in our eProcurement website: https://www.open-uk.org/

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016381-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 16,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 20,000,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-11-30T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-10-29T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (35%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (55%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Please see tender documentation in our eProcurement website: https://www.open-uk.org/

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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