Tender Discussion Thread
Tender Discussion Thread
Nexus has released further tenders, for contracts commencing later this year. Details summarised below:
Service 39 (Pennywell - Royal Hospital - Sunderland - Ryhope - Doxford Park - Doxford International)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East.
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
Service 516 (South Shields - The Coast - Harton Nook - South Tyneside District Hospital)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East.
Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday only.
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
Service 592 (Roker - Fulwell - Southwick - Downhill - Hylton Castle - Doxford International)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Gateshead Central Taxis
Contractual requirements:
Monday - Friday only.
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23.
Service 593 (Pallion Metro - Pennywell - Grindon - Thorney Close - East Herrington - Doxford International)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Gateshead Central Taxis
Contractual requirements:
Monday - Friday only.
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 23.
Services 77/77A (Gilley Law - Sunderland - Docks - Gilley Law)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East, as services 5/5A.
Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
Services 92, 83A, 937, 68 and 93A
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East
Contractual requirements:
Monday - Saturday
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
Services 82/83 (Concord - Barmston - Washington Galleries - Ayton - Birtley)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
Services 85/86 (Concord - Blackfell - Washington Galleries - Columbia / Barmston Court)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Services 77/77A (Gilley Law - Sunderland - Docks - Gilley Law)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East, as services 5/5A.
Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Services 77/77A (Gilley Law - Sunderland - Docks - Gilley Law)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East, as services 5/5A.
Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:42 pm)Dan I'm guessing that this will be the only one of great interest...
The service provides an all day service for Sunderland East End (The Docks) to the City Centre. Unlike the present 5/5A services, the service will be curtailed at Park Lane Interchange during the day. Evening and Sunday journeys continue to link Gilley Law, Thorney Close, Springwell, High Barnes, the Royal Hospital, the City Centre and Sunderland East End (The Docks).
(27 Jan 2016, 5:42 pm)Dan I'm guessing that this will be the only one of great interest...
The service provides an all day service for Sunderland East End (The Docks) to the City Centre. Unlike the present 5/5A services, the service will be curtailed at Park Lane Interchange during the day. Evening and Sunday journeys continue to link Gilley Law, Thorney Close, Springwell, High Barnes, the Royal Hospital, the City Centre and Sunderland East End (The Docks).
(27 Jan 2016, 6:00 pm)Michael That's surprising, what a pointless route - Docks to Park Lane.
Will Stagecoach continue to run it themselves during the day- like the Gilley Law to City Centre?
If not people loosing loads of links here, i can see a lot of unhappy people!
(27 Jan 2016, 6:00 pm)Michael That's surprising, what a pointless route - Docks to Park Lane.
Will Stagecoach continue to run it themselves during the day- like the Gilley Law to City Centre?
If not people loosing loads of links here, i can see a lot of unhappy people!
(27 Jan 2016, 6:07 pm)Dan I can only assume that Nexus is cost-cutting based on current demand of the 5/5A services?
Gilley Law to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 13
Thorney Close to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 23
Springwell to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 16
Royal Hospital to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 16
The main lost link is between High Barnes and the City Centre - passengers here will be left with no alternative bus services, and will be forced to walk to Chester Road (several Go North East services and Stagecoach service 16), or Barnes Park Road (Go North East services 35/36).
Of course, there are lost links between the likes of Gilley Law and Springwell, for example, but I'm not sure how many people use the service for this purpose? During the day, the bus is planned to layover in Park Lane Interchange for 33 minutes, and each trip is only 3.40 miles in length (compared to the evening/Sunday variation which is 11.81 miles).
(27 Jan 2016, 6:07 pm)Dan I can only assume that Nexus is cost-cutting based on current demand of the 5/5A services?
Gilley Law to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 13
Thorney Close to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 23
Springwell to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 16
Royal Hospital to City Centre - Stagecoach Service 16
The main lost link is between High Barnes and the City Centre - passengers here will be left with no alternative bus services, and will be forced to walk to Chester Road (several Go North East services and Stagecoach service 16), or Barnes Park Road (Go North East services 35/36).
Of course, there are lost links between the likes of Gilley Law and Springwell, for example, but I'm not sure how many people use the service for this purpose? During the day, the bus is planned to layover in Park Lane Interchange for 33 minutes, and each trip is only 3.40 miles in length (compared to the evening/Sunday variation which is 11.81 miles).
(27 Jan 2016, 6:16 pm)Michael I hope its only the NEXUS part of the route..... as they only fund that part i think... didn't Stagecoach replace the 14/14A with the 5/5A when they were withdrawn due to loss of links in the Barnes area?
If anyone knows Barnes, a lot of old people rely on the services, i would hate them to see them have to walk to Chester Road/Durham Road for a bus..... the Link between Springwell and Gilley Law, not sure how well its used tbh.
That is a long layover.... no doubt it'll be hourly to?
If Stagecoach are running the service between Gilley Law and the City Centre only then that's alright...
(27 Jan 2016, 6:16 pm)Michael I hope its only the NEXUS part of the route..... as they only fund that part i think... didn't Stagecoach replace the 14/14A with the 5/5A when they were withdrawn due to loss of links in the Barnes area?
If anyone knows Barnes, a lot of old people rely on the services, i would hate them to see them have to walk to Chester Road/Durham Road for a bus..... the Link between Springwell and Gilley Law, not sure how well its used tbh.
That is a long layover.... no doubt it'll be hourly to?
If Stagecoach are running the service between Gilley Law and the City Centre only then that's alright...
(27 Jan 2016, 6:25 pm)Dan You may be right...! Just had a quick look through for the current contract, and only one bus worth of work is partially secured at the moment. The weekday PVR of the 5/5A services is 3.
Yes, the new contract is an hourly service.
(27 Jan 2016, 6:25 pm)Dan You may be right...! Just had a quick look through for the current contract, and only one bus worth of work is partially secured at the moment. The weekday PVR of the 5/5A services is 3.
Yes, the new contract is an hourly service.
Thanks Dan.
I've become a regular user of the 33, always a nice ride on interesting stock from Kinglseys.
I'll miss it when my office moves to Quroum business
After looking around i found that NEXUS only fund the City Centre - Docks part of the route, as Stagecoach fund the Gilley Law - City Centre themselves, obviously meaning that part of the route would only change if Stagecoach wants it to - this is for service 5/5A.
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Stagecoach will probables change the route in the City Centre to do a loop around it, so the route in the City Centre would be something like this: Fawcett Steet - Athenaeum street - John Street - Green Terrace
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 15/15A (Kenton Shops - Newcastle City Centre - Walker)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East.
Contractual requirements:
Saturdays Only
4x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36 - full size single deck/double deck vehicles are not suitable for this route.
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 35 (Newcastle City Centre - Red House Farm - Newcastle City Centre)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East.
Contractual requirements:
Saturdays Only
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 49 - full size single deck/double deck vehicles are not suitable for this route.
(04 Dec 2015, 4:36 pm)Dan This contract has now been revised to operate from North Shields to Earsdon Village only. The PVR of this service is therefore reduced to one vehicle, and the final journey of the day from Earsdon Village is now 22:26 instead of 23:25 (previously 22:57 from Cramlington).
There are no alterations to vehicle specification, and the contract period remains the same.
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 15/15A (Kenton Shops - Newcastle City Centre - Walker)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East.
Contractual requirements:
Saturdays Only
4x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36 - full size single deck/double deck vehicles are not suitable for this route.
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 35 (Newcastle City Centre - Red House Farm - Newcastle City Centre)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East.
Contractual requirements:
Saturdays Only
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 49 - full size single deck/double deck vehicles are not suitable for this route.
(04 Dec 2015, 4:36 pm)Dan This contract has now been revised to operate from North Shields to Earsdon Village only. The PVR of this service is therefore reduced to one vehicle, and the final journey of the day from Earsdon Village is now 22:26 instead of 23:25 (previously 22:57 from Cramlington).
There are no alterations to vehicle specification, and the contract period remains the same.
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 57A (Cramlington - Seaton Delaval - Whitley Bay - North Tyneside General Hospital - North Shields)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East.
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
(04 Dec 2015, 4:36 pm)Dan This contract has now been revised to operate from North Shields to Earsdon Village only. The PVR of this service is therefore reduced to one vehicle, and the final journey of the day from Earsdon Village is now 22:26 instead of 23:25 (previously 22:57 from Cramlington).
There are no alterations to vehicle specification, and the contract period remains the same.
Quote:This is correct Sharon. The service in the evening is operated under contract and was previously supported jointly by Nexus and Northumberland County Council, but NCC have cut their funding. The service is now only supported in Tyne & Wear. We are continuing with a small number of previously supported journeys on a commercial basis, but the evening service will mostly be discontinued within Northumberland and operate between North Shields and Earsdon only.
(27 Nov 2015, 4:30 pm)Dan Service 57A (Cramlington - Seaton Delaval - Whitley Bay - North Tyneside General Hospital - North Shields)
Contract Period: 20/03/2016 - 18/03/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East.
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
2x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
(04 Dec 2015, 4:36 pm)Dan This contract has now been revised to operate from North Shields to Earsdon Village only. The PVR of this service is therefore reduced to one vehicle, and the final journey of the day from Earsdon Village is now 22:26 instead of 23:25 (previously 22:57 from Cramlington).
There are no alterations to vehicle specification, and the contract period remains the same.
Quote:This is correct Sharon. The service in the evening is operated under contract and was previously supported jointly by Nexus and Northumberland County Council, but NCC have cut their funding. The service is now only supported in Tyne & Wear. We are continuing with a small number of previously supported journeys on a commercial basis, but the evening service will mostly be discontinued within Northumberland and operate between North Shields and Earsdon only.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Nexus has released further tenders, for contracts commencing later this year. Details summarised below:
Service 39 (Pennywell - Royal Hospital - Sunderland - Ryhope - Doxford Park - Doxford International)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East.
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
Services 77/77A (Gilley Law - Sunderland - Docks - Gilley Law)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East, as services 5/5A.
Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Nexus has released further tenders, for contracts commencing later this year. Details summarised below:
Service 39 (Pennywell - Royal Hospital - Sunderland - Ryhope - Doxford Park - Doxford International)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Go North East.
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
Services 77/77A (Gilley Law - Sunderland - Docks - Gilley Law)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Stagecoach North East, as services 5/5A.
Contractual requirements:
Daily
1x low-floor Euro 4 vehicle with a minimum capacity of 36.
(29 Feb 2016, 1:16 pm)Dan Nexus have not yet sent out an e-mail (at least not to me) to state who the tenders have been awarded to.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Nexus has released further tenders, for contracts commencing later this year. Details summarised below:
Services 82/83 (Concord - Barmston - Washington Galleries - Ayton - Birtley)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.
(27 Jan 2016, 5:39 pm)Dan Nexus has released further tenders, for contracts commencing later this year. Details summarised below:
Services 82/83 (Concord - Barmston - Washington Galleries - Ayton - Birtley)
Contract Period: 22/05/2016 - 20/05/2017
Currently operated by Arriva North East
Contractual requirements:
Daily, evenings only.
3x low-floor Euro 4 vehicles with a minimum capacity of 36.