Purchase of used rail grinder
Details
- Supplier(s)
- HARSCO RAIL LIMITED
- Value
- £1,240,000
- Duration
- 5 months
- Topic
- Railway maintenance or service vehicles
- Published
- 20 June 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Nexus has purchased one specialist used railway maintenance vehicle, specifically a rail grinder MoserRV49 (or equivalent). This has been delivered to a suitable Nexus location in order to meet the urgent needs of rail defects on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The used rail grinder meets the specialist gauging requirements of Nexus rail infrastructure and 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. ## Contract award Title: Purchase of used rail grinder
Timeline
- Completed: Award published20 June 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date20 June 2025
- Completed: Contract expiry date27 November 2025
About the buyer
Nexus is the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive and runs the Tyne and Wear Metro, a regional bus network and the Shields Ferry. The Nexus Procurement Team appoints suppliers and manages each tender. Subsidised local bus services are contracted for terms from three months to five years. A small works framework was announced for civil engineering and Metro lineside works. A supplier incentive programme with Oxygen Finance offers early payment before the standard 30 days.
Over the past 5 years, most of Nexus's contract awards have been in transport services, transport equipment and construction work.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tyne-and-wear-passenger-transport-executive-t-a-nexus.gov |
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