Tender

NEX24/80 Secured Bus Services - March 2025

  • Tyne and Wear PTE trading as Nexus

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-037047

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b6ec

Published 15 November 2024, 2:29pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Tyne and Wear PTE trading as Nexus

33 St James' Blvd

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE14AX

Contact

Ross Glasgow

Email

tenders@nexus.org.uk

Telephone

+44 7879667318

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nexus.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.nepo.org/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.nepo.org/

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NEX24/80 Secured Bus Services - March 2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The procurement of the operation of 'Registered Local Bus services' in the local authority areas of Tyne and Wear with effect from 23rd March 2025. It is anticipated that 15 contracts will be let and operate between 23rd March 2025 to 21st March 2026. Services provided will operate to specified timetables. The vehicles required will be low floor, easy access, meeting a minimum of Euro 5 or Euro 6 engine emission standards, depending on the service tendered, and meeting the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 with a minimum capacity specified within the individual Invitations to Tender. All additional information, service and suitability requirements is set out within the procurement documentation.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement of the operation of 'Registered Local Bus services' in the local authority areas of Tyne and Wear with effect from 23rd March 2025. It is anticipated that 15 subsequent contracts will be let and from 23rd March 2025 to 21st March 2026. Services provided will operate to specified timetables. The vehicles required will be low floor, easy access, meeting a minimum of Euro 5 or Euro 6 engine emission standards, depending on the service tendered, and meeting the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 with a minimum capacity specified within the individual Invitations to Tender. All additional information, service and suitability requirements is set out within the procurement documentation.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

23 March 2025

End date

21 March 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

6 December 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

6 December 2024

Local time

12:05pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Nexus

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE9 6HD

Country

United Kingdom