Planning

Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

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Planning

01 Oct 2025 at 12:57

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Trains Limited, a public authority under central government, is in the planning stage of its procurement process for the "Newton Heath RSS Feasibility" project. This contract falls under the services category, specifically focusing on feasibility study, advisory service, and consultative engineering and construction services. The project, identified under OCID ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef, is designed to address significant constraints at Newton Heath, with key deliverables including survey reports, risk logs, and a comprehensive feasibility report. The current phase involves preliminary engagement with suppliers, with a workshop scheduled on 8th October 2025, to discuss the scope and timelines, ahead of the tender release on 4th November 2025. The project's delivery will take place in the UK, particularly in the region of UKD3, with an anticipated contract period from 19th February 2026 to 19th July 2026.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in engineering consultancy and construction services, particularly those with expertise in feasibility studies and project logistics. Companies capable of navigating complex safety and design assurance requirements will likely find this opportunity beneficial. Firms equipped to provide strategic analysis, feasibility assessments, and concept design are well-suited to compete, especially if they can demonstrate a robust understanding of infrastructure constraints and solutions. Engaging in this tender could enable companies to leverage their engineering expertise in a high-stakes public sector context, potentially establishing long-term relationships with Northern Trains Limited and other governmental bodies responsible for national transport infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

Notice Description

Assessments of Newton Heath's current capacity and capabilities show significant constraints that would prevent the planned timetable for new trains being achieved. 5 key issues have been identified and this project is proposed to evaluate the feasibility and define the optimum option to resolve these issues. This lays the foundation for future design and construction projects to be established upon completion of this feasibility and option selection project. In order to identify the optimum solution to address the issues identified at Newton Heath above, a feasibility and option selection project is required. An external supplier will be procured to produce the following deliverables: -Survey strategy and reports from specific surveys. -Risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies log. -Compliance with safety and design assurance requirements. -Overall feasibility report including constructability assessment and concept design. -Options identification report containing appraisal of possible options. -Single option agreement in principle - define the preferred single option for each scheme and obtain agreement in principle with stakeholders. -Preliminary outline design of the selected single option (ES3) -Design specification of requirements for inclusion in the ITT pack for design stage.

Planning Information

A workshop will take place via teams on 8th October 2025 at 10:30am to engage with suppliers on the upcoming Newton heath RSS Feasibility Tender scheduled to release on 4th November 2025. This workshop will give suppliers a brief overview of the scope, the timelines of the tender, contract and how long the project is expected to run for. If you would like to attend the session please email the Project Manager and Procurement Manager and the Teams invite will be sent across to you. Please email: Oliver.Anderson@northernrailway.co.uk & Amber.darby-lunn@northernrailway.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061341-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Feb 2026 - 19 Jul 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@northernrailway.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6JT
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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