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Newcastle Great Park Matchday Park & Ride

Newcastle City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 10:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council commissioned a matchday park-and-ride service for Newcastle United Football Club home fixtures. The service operates between Newcastle Great Park and St James’ Park, providing public road transport for supporters travelling to and from matches. This is a passenger transport operation rather than a construction, vehicle supply or general consultancy requirement. The buyer is Newcastle City Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery takes place in Newcastle upon Tyne, specifically across the Newcastle Great Park and St James’ Park route. The procurement falls within public road transport services (CPV 60112000). It is relevant to bus and coach operators, passenger transport companies and providers with the operational capability to run event-day shuttle services on a defined urban route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Go North East Limited was selected for the single lot. The award date and contract signature date were 18 August 2026. The contract runs from 18 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Its value is £72,000 excluding VAT and £86,400 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement covers operation during Newcastle United Football Club home fixtures in the 2026/27 season. The published procurement information records one completed lot and one active award to Go North East Limited. The award resulted from a direct award route, so the opportunity was not evaluated through a competitive tender process.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for event-day park-and-ride transport in Newcastle, linking a large development area with a major football stadium. A credible future competitor would need to operate public bus or coach services safely and reliably, manage concentrated passenger demand around match fixtures and provide vehicles, drivers and dispatch arrangements suitable for repeated short-duration peaks. Experience of scheduled or shuttle passenger transport, route planning, traffic coordination and event operations would be directly relevant. Suppliers would also need the capacity to maintain dependable service across a football season and to work with the council and venue-related stakeholders. The incumbent is a large passenger transport operator, indicating that operational scale and established bus-service capability are relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Newcastle Great Park Matchday Park & Ride

Notice Description

Newcastle City Council has awarded a contract to Go North East for the operation of a matchday Park and Ride service between Newcastle Great Park and St James' Park for Newcastle United Football Club home fixtures during the 2026/27 season.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e949
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079765-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£72,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
18 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Go North East Limited

Further Information

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