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Secured Bus Services July 2025

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Estimated Value

£81,282 – £1,987,862

Deadline

14 April 2025

Published

26 September 2025

Type

Not specified

North EastGBopen

Overview

The procurement of the operation of Registered Local Bus services in the local authority areas of Tyne and Wear with effect from 20 July 2025. Contracts will be let and operate between 20July 2025 to 18 July 2026 with the option to extend for a period of one year.

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 in the procurement documents. All additional information, service and suitability requirements were set out within the procurement documentation.

Regulations cited

  • Equality Act 2010

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Award Details

CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD

23 May 202520 Jul 2025 – 18 Jul 2026

£1,987,862

BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED

23 May 202520 Jul 2025 – 18 Jul 2026

£131,145

Go North East Limited

23 May 202520 Jul 2025 – 18 Jun 2026

£1,578,228

NORTHSTAR CONSTELLATION LIMITED

23 May 202520 Jul 2025 – 18 Jul 2026

£81,282

Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD

    6 contracts wonlatest 6 May 2026ends 17 Jul 2027CH 06884292

    £2m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Go North East Limited

    5 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 29 Aug 2027CH 2057284

    £586,487

    total awarded

  3. 3

    BUSWAYS TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED

    5 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 29 Aug 2027CH 02295227

    £1m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    NORTHSTAR CONSTELLATION LIMITED

    5 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 29 Aug 2027CH 14349090

    £1m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    STANLEY TRAVEL (NORTH EAST) LIMITED

    3 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 29 Aug 2027CH 07753728

    £591,391

    total awarded

CENTRAL TAXIS GATESHEAD LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus
Typepublic body
RegionUKC22
Total tenders46
Total spend£311,169,153
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Published

26 September 2025

Submission deadline

14 April 2025

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