In brief
- £16.3 million award to VolkerRail for Airport Route upgrade
- Only public sector contract for VolkerRail Specialist Businesses in GovMarket records
- Nexus has 13 contracts worth £21.9 million in GovMarket records
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive, trading as Nexus, has awarded VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Limited a £16.3 million contract to upgrade the Airport Route for 16 months, according to a notice published on 2 November.
The work covers replacement and renewal of permanent way assets and overhead line equipment between Newcastle International Airport station and Longbenton. Tasks include renewing specified track sections, tamping, offloading ballast and stressing, and replacing a fixed‑tension overhead line with an automatically tensioned system. Some civil engineering and signalling may be included.
It is VolkerRail Specialist Businesses’ only public sector contract in GovMarket records. Nexus and the company have not previously worked together in the database.
Nexus has 13 contracts worth £21.9 million in GovMarket records. Other suppliers this year include IFS Ultimo with two contracts worth £3.6 million.
The contract runs from 30 November 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Key facts
Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.
