Bus Services Framework
The proposed Bus Services Framework is being established to support the future procurement of a wide range of bus and passenger transport services. These include secured local bus services, schools and works transport, group travel, seasonal services, Metro replacement services, and other operational or emergency transport requirements. The framework will operate as a closed framework agreement for an initial three-year period, with the option to extend for up to 24 months. The total estimated framework value is up...
Buyer
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus
Value
£115,000,000
Published
24 Aug 2026
Closes
7 Sept 2026
Procurement details
Source
Find a Tender
Region
North East (England)
Procurement method
Selective
Category
Services
Contract starts
1 Dec 2026
Contract ends
30 Nov 2031
CPV classifications
34120000
Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
60000000
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lots
Lot 1 Secured Local Bus Services
£115,000,000
Provision of secured local bus services, including supported routes, socially necessary services, evening and Sunday services, network links, and other tendered bus operations. Call-offs may be awarded for individual routes, route packages, geographic areas, or service tranches.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 2 Schools and Works Transport Services
£45,000,000
Provision of dedicated school, college, works and education-related transport services, including home-to-school transport, scholar services, academic-year contracts, and associated route requirements.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 3 Taxibus Services
£1,000,000
Provision of fixed-route and timetabled Taxibus services using smaller vehicles such as taxis, private hire vehicles, MPVs, or accessible minibuses operated as registered local bus services.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 4 Demand Responsive, Community and Flexible Transport Services
£5,000,000
Provision of demand responsive, community, accessible and flexible transport services, including feeder services, rural transport, community transport operations, mobility pilots and specialist passenger transport solutions.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 5 Metro and Ferry Replacement Services
£25,000,000
Provision of planned and unplanned emergency replacement transport services to support disruption, engineering works, maintenance programmes and operational incidents affecting Metro and Ferry services. Call-offs may be awarded by direct award using the ranked supplier selection mechanism detailed in the ITT, or through a short-form mini-competition requirin...
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 6 Special Events, Seasonal and Partner-Funded Services
£2,000,000
Provision of transport services for special events, seasonal requirements, Boxing Day operations, park-and-ride services and other services funded by partner organisations, employers, educational institutions or public bodies.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 7 Emergency Bus Services
£5,000,000
Provision of short-term emergency replacement bus services required to maintain bus service continuity. Call-offs may be awarded by direct award using the ranked supplier selection mechanism detailed in the ITT, or through a short-form mini-competition requiring suppliers to submit requirement-specific pricing.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Lot 8 Partner Organisation Access Lot
£2,000,000
Access route for eligible partner organisations to procure their own passenger transport services through the framework, including bus, school, replacement, community and event transport requirements, in accordance with the framework rules and access arrangements.
Delivery: UKC · United Kingdom
Documents
Unlock document linkTender notice on Find a Tender
5 Oct 2026
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Tender notice · UK4 · Web page
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
24 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
25 Aug 2026
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Market engagement notice · UK2 · Web page
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