Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · Awarded contract
Awarded

NEX25/55 Airport Route Upgrade

Awarded 30 Nov 2026

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Awarded30 Nov 2026
Value£16,279,539.90
SupplierVOLKERRAIL SPECIALIST BUSINESSES LIMITED
AgencyTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus
RegionNorth East
CategoryTransport & Logistics
Expires in 1y 5mo1y 4mo term, 4% elapsed
Awarded 30 Nov 2026Expires 31 Mar 2028

About

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.

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