Stale Pre-tender

Metro Assets Renewals Programme

Details

Topic
Railways traffic-control equipment
Published
1 July 2026
Submission
31 July 2026

Tender description

As the Passenger Transport Executive for Tyne and Wear, Nexus is responsible for the maintenance of public transport networks across the region, including the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus is undertaking a project of renewals across the Metro network, known as the Metro Assets Renewals Programme. The programme commenced in 2010 and covers a wide range of activity, including track renewals and refurbishment, station refurbishment and overhead line replacement. The renewals programme involves the supply of a range of goods, services and works, including civils and structures, building services, electrical and mechanical, overhead line, permanent way, rolling stock, and signalling systems. Nexus is undertaking preliminary market engagement to provide an overview of the renewal programme and the expected pipeline of related projects up to 2032, subject to ongoing funding decisions.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published1 July 2026
    Current notice

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.

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