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NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade
Published 2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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34940000 *
Railway equipment
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- £13,566,283
- Contract
-
1.3 years Duration
30/11/2026 31/03/2028
- Contract Types
-
34 *Transport equipmentFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5DE, United Kingdom · UKC
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
34940000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: NEX2555
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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 34940000 — Railway equipment (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Works
- Bids received
- 5
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Main category
- Works
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Award date
- 2 Nov 2026
- Standstill period ends
- 11 Nov 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Utilities
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Nov 2026 17:23
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056a9d
- Notice ID
- NEX2555
Competition
5
Bids received
5
Bids considered at final stage
0
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Tenderer Large
COLAS RAIL LIMITED
Tenderer Large
Tenderer Large
AUREOS ENERGY LIMITED
Tenderer Large
VOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED
Supplier, Tenderer Large
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 12 Nov 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NE4 5DE |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKC22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
| Party 2 › Name | BABCOCK RAIL LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 33 Wigmore Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | W1U 1QX |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 2 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.babcockinternational.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Name | COLAS RAIL LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 25 Victoria Street |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | SW1H 0EX |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 3 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 3 › Link | http://www.colasrail.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 4 › Name | KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED |
| Party 4 › Address › Street | 2nd Floor Optimum House |
| Party 4 › Address › Town / city | Salford |
| Party 4 › Address › Postcode | M50 3XP |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD34 |
| Party 4 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 4 › Link | http://www.kier.co.uk |
| Party 4 › Business size | large |
| Party 4 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 5 › Name | AUREOS ENERGY LIMITED |
| Party 5 › Address › Street | 2nd Floor, 1 Lindsey Street |
| Party 5 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 5 › Address › Postcode | EC1A 9HP |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 5 › Role | tenderer |
| Party 5 › Link | http://ww |
| Party 5 › Business size | large |
| Party 5 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 6 › Name | VOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED |
| Party 6 › Address › Street | Hertford Road |
| Party 6 › Address › Town / city | Hoddesdon |
| Party 6 › Address › Postcode | EN11 9BX |
| Party 6 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 6 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 6 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH23 |
| Party 6 › Role › Role 1 | supplier |
| Party 6 › Role › Role 2 | tenderer |
| Party 6 › Link | http://www.volkerrail.co.uk |
| Party 6 › Business size | large |
| Party 6 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 6 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 6 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus |
Tender
| Title | NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Special regime | utilities |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | NEX2555 Airport Route Upgrades |
| Status | pending |
| Date | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £16,279,539.90 |
| Value › Value | £13,566,283.25 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | works |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | VOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Railway equipment |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKC |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Standstill period › End | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2028 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103929-2026 |
| Document › Published | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |