Planning

Heaton RSS Feasibility

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

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Planning

10 Dec 2025 at 15:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Trains Limited is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Heaton RSS Feasibility" project, classified under services in the railway engineering and feasibility study categories. Located in the United Kingdom, specifically York, this procurement focuses on an external supplier to develop various reports related to the Heaton area requirements. The formal tender is expected to be released on 16th January 2026, with the workshop scheduled via Teams on 18th December 2025 for interested suppliers. The feasibility study project has an allocated budget below £355,000 and aims to address significant rail-related issues through a comprehensive option selection process.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the railway engineering and feasibility analysis sectors, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The project’s multifaceted nature, covering survey strategies, design specifications, and compliance assessments, requires expertise in multidisciplinary design and rapport with stakeholders. Companies adept at navigating feasibility studies, providing advisory services, and engaging in thorough risk assessments can benefit from participating in this contract. With the planned contract period from 3rd April 2026 to 3rd October 2026, businesses have the potential not only to secure this project but also to solidify their reputation as key contributors to the Northern railway infrastructure improvements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Heaton RSS Feasibility

Notice Description

In order to identify the optimum solution to address the issues identified at Heaton, a feasibility and option selection project is required. As Northern doesn't have in-house capabilities to complete this work, an external supplier will be procured to produce the following deliverables: * Survey strategy and reports from specific surveys. * Validate reports, previous work, and proposed changes against applicable rules and constraints * Risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies log. * Compliance with safety and design assurance requirements, Northern policies, and regulatory and industry rules and standards. * 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 design - multidisciplinary design of the selected single option. * Design specification of requirements for inclusion in the ITT pack for design stage. Upon completion of the feasibility and option selection work, the business case for each selected option will be reviewed. Options selected for progression will be setup as individual projects to commence the design and construction phases. These will be subject to their own individual internal governance and procurement processes. Please be advised we have chosen an above threshold tender to comply with our internal decision but the budget is below PS355k for the project.

Planning Information

A workshop will take place via teams on 18th December 2025 at 11:30am to engage with suppliers on the upcoming Heaton RSS Feasibility Tender scheduled to release on 16th January 2026. This workshop will give suppliers a brief overview of the scope, the timelines of the tender, budget, 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-05f2f6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081600-2025
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
SME
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

71311230 - Railway engineering services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Dec 20252 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jan 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Apr 2026 - 3 Oct 2026 6-12 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
TLC22 Tyneside
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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