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Purchase of used rail grinder

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:44.

Opportunity overview

Nexus has purchased one specialist used railway maintenance vehicle, specifically a rail grinder MoserRV49 (or equivalent). This has been delivered to a suitable Nexus location in order to meet the urgent needs of rail defects on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The used rail grinder meets the specialist gauging requirements of Nexus rail infrastructure and our operational needs including but not limited to: road/rail travel capabilities, limited noise levels (for Tyne and Wear Metro lineside neighbours), dust collection capabilities, large gradient working, and low minimum curve radius working.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

HARSCO RAIL LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
14 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00977100
Location
Leatherhead, UKJ26, KT22 7SG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NEX25/50
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The specialist features on the machine Harsco can provide are not commercially available on used machines. The timescales for design, manufacturing, testing and certification for an alternative used machine to be retrofit to Nexus requirements were not compatible with the deadline for the date the machine must be operational on site to allow the Tyne and Wear metro to address immediate rail defects and any arising rail defects that have the potential to be a safety risk if untreated.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNTB-4383-VMJH
Name
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC22
Country
GB
Locality
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal Code
NE4 5DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Spark, Newcastle Helix, St James Boulevard

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PNTB-4383-VMJH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00977100
Name
HARSCO RAIL LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ26
Country
GB
Locality
Leatherhead
Postal Code
KT22 7SG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Carlton House Regent Park, 299 Kingston Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00977100
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHWW-7855-ZQQY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
Purchase of used rail grinder
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34621200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway maintenance or service vehicles

Value

Amount
1,240,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,488,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033938-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
20 Jun 2025, 09:50
Entry 2
Id
049246-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Aug 2025, 16:00

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00977100
Name
HARSCO RAIL LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
28 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
27 Nov 2025, 23:59
Starts
28 Aug 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
27 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Purchase of used rail grinder
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract less than £5m.

Value

Amount
1,240,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,488,000

Period

Ends
27 Nov 2025, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061386-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Oct 2025, 14:39

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newcastle upon Tyne · UKC22 · NE4 5DE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055095-2025-10-01T14:39:14+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·