Purchase of used rail grinder

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        "startDate": "2025-07-04T00:00:00+01:00"
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          "name": "HARSCO RAIL LIMITED"
        }
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      "title": "Purchase of used rail grinder",
      "value": {
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        "amountGross": 1440000,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
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  "buyer": {
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    "name": "Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus"
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Newcastle Upon Tyne",
        "postalCode": "NE1 4AX",
        "region": "UKC22",
        "streetAddress": "Nexus House, St James Boulevard"
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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Leatherhead",
        "postalCode": "KT22 7SG",
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        "streetAddress": "Carlton House Regent Park, 299 Kingston Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "aleon-camus@harsco.com"
      },
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    "description": "Nexus seek to procure the purchase of one specialist used railway maintenance vehicle specifically a rail grinder MoserRV49 (or equivalent). This must be delivered to a suitable Nexus location by mid summer 2025 in order to meet the urgent needs of rail defects on the Tyne and Wear Metro. \nThe used rail grinder must meet the specialist gauging requirements of Nexus rail infrastructure and meet our operational needs including but not limited to: road/rail travel capabilities, limited noise levels (for Tyne and Wear Metro lineside neighbours), dust collection capabilities, large gradient working, and low minimum curve radius working.",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
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    "id": "NEX25/50",
    "legalBasis": {
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    "procurementMethodRationale": "This is a transparency notice to inform the market that Nexus is entering into a direct award with Harsco for the provision of a used rail grinding machine suitable for our specialist rail infrastructure. The specialist features on the machine Harsco can provide are not commercially available on used machines. \nThe timescales for design, manufacturing, testing and certification for an alternative used machine to be retrofit to Nexus requirements is not compatible with the deadline for the date the machine must be operational on site to allow the Tyne and Wear metro to address immediate rail defects and any arising rail defects that have the potential to be a safety risk if untreated.",
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    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Purchase of used rail grinder"
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