Award

Occupational Health

  • Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-064314

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0554b5 (view related notices)

Published 10 October 2025, 4:01pm



Scope

Reference

NEX24/82

Description

Provision of a robust and comprehensive occupational health service that provides a range of services. Nexus operates in highly regulated industries (Rail and Ferry) in terms of safety, drug and alcohol restrictions, employee wellbeing and fit-to-work policies. The Tenderer requires a full understanding of these environments and confirmations that they will ensure that Nexus fully complies with all relevant health and safety regulations as well as any applicable Railway Group Standards, Railway Safety Approved Code of Practice, Guidance Notes (GNs) and Railway Industry Standards (RISs) at all times.


Contract 1. Occupational Health

Supplier

Contract value

  • £750,000 excluding VAT
  • £900,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

10 October 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 21 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

23 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 24 October 2025 to 23 October 2029
  • Possible extension to 23 October 2030
  • 5 years

Description of possible extension:

1 x 12 month extension at Nexus discretion

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

Information about tenders

  • 1 tender received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Submission

Submission type

Tenders


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities


Supplier

NEWCASTLE PREMIER HEALTH LIMITED

  • Companies House: 08684877
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYTN-5318-ZVBM

Victory House

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE12 8EW

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Connected people/organisations:

Name Mark Philpott

Nationality British

Date of birth April 1971

Type Individual Category Person with significant control

Registered address Victory House, Balliol Business Park, Newcastle, NE12 8EW, UK

Registration date 01 January 2018

Control conditions Owns shares, Has voting rights, Has other significant influence or control

PSC register: Companies House

First name Alexander Mark McCaldin

Nationality British

Date of birth July 1969

Type Individual Category Person with significant control

Registered address Victory House, Balliol Business Park, Newcastle, NE12 8EW, UK

Registration date 10 September 2013

Control conditions Owns shares, Has voting rights, Has other significant influence or control

PSC register: Companies House

Contract 1. Occupational Health


Contracting authority

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNTB-4383-VMJH

The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 5DE

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)