Metro Go Legal Services

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A NexuscontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05dc3bProcurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£4.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

28 Nov 2025

Deadline 27 Feb 2026

Description

Nexus requires suitably qualified and experienced legal advisors to support Nexus on a project to plan, procure, design, construct, commission and safely operate a new signalling system as part of the MetroGo project. Other significant elements include identifying and procuring property suitable for a new control centre and other packages of land adjacent to the Metro Infrastructure. More details on Nexus' requirements are set out in the Specification. The contract term is 84 months with an option to extend for a further 36 months, so as to ensure that Nexus' requirements are fully met within the MetroGo project that is in itself subject to the endorsement and approval of the Outline Business Case (OBC) by Government in due course, and this legal retainer is expected to encompass the advice required to (i) prepare the content of the OBC; (ii) implement the agreed strategies set out in the OBC; (iii) deliver the OBC & Final Business Case strategies and, in turn, commission a new signalling system via the MetroGo project. The exact scope of work during the commission will be subject to the timely progress of the project and is set out in the Specification.

Scope

Reference
NEX25/56
Total value
£4,000,000 excluding VAT
£4,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
19 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2033
Possible extension to 19 Apr 2036

To ensure that Nexus' requirements are fully met within the MetroGo project that is in itself subject to the endorsement and approval of the Outline Business Case (OBC) by Government.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79100000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice40.00%
Qualityquality60.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
27 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
Submission address
Please submit your tenders via the website below: https://www.open-uk.org/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure