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NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · Public undertaking

In brief

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus awarded construction work to VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd on 2 November 2026.

The notice gives a value of £16,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 11 months, starting 30 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive t/a Nexus are seeking to appoint a Principal Contractor to carry out and complete the Airport Route Upgrade works between Newcastle International Airport station and Longbenton (Tyne and Wear). The upgrade works consists of the replacement and renewal of permanent way assets and overhead line equipment. This will include renewal of specified areas of track, which have reached the end of their serviceable life, tamping to achieve a new through alignment, offloading ballast and stressing along with replacing an existing fixed tension overhead line system with a new automatically tensioned system. Certain civil engineering and signalling activities may also form part of the overall scope.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Ltd
5 bids received
£13,566,283
Awarded 2 November 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 010347-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 016381-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 042412-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 048059-2026
  5. Tender notice · UK4, notice 081947-2026
  6. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 103929-2026

About the buyer

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A NexusLast 12 months

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37

Awards

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From notice 010347-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 February 2026, last updated 2 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 2 November 2026.