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Metro Go Legal Services

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
4000000.0 GBP
Gross: 4800000 GBP
Published
28 Nov 2025, 09:53
Deadline
27 Feb 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79100000 - Legal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Nexus requires suitably qualified and experienced legal advisors to support Nexus on a project to plan, procure, design, construct, commission and safely operate a new signalling system as part of the MetroGo project. Other significant elements include identifying and procuring property suitable for a new control centre and other packages of land adjacent to the Metro Infrastructure. More details on Nexus' requirements are set out in the Specification. The contract term is 84 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months, so as to ensure that Nexus' requirements are fully met within the MetroGo project that is in itself subject to the endorsement and approval of the Outline Business Case (OBC) by Government in due course, and this legal retainer is expected to encompass the advice required to (i) prepare the content of the OBC; (ii) implement the agreed strategies set out in the OBC; (iii) deliver the OBC & Final Business Case strategies and, in turn, commission a new signalling system via the MetroGo project. The exact scope of work during the commission will be subject to the timely progress of the project and is set out in the Specification.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077952-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 4,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 4,800,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-20T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2033-04-19T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (60%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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