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Heaton TRU Upgrades Designs

Northern Trains Limited

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13 Oct 2026 at 15:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Trains Ltd is seeking design consultancy for proposed upgrades at Heaton Train Care Centre as part of the TRU project. The work is to develop the designs to accepted-for-construction status for the specified enhancements. The appointed consultant will also prepare Inspection and Test Plans, a Designer’s Risk Assessment and an Equality Impact Assessment, and will act as Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The services will be provided under a JCT Consultancy Agreement. The delivery location is in Northumberland, England. Northern Trains operates passenger rail services across the North of England; the contract may be transferred to another train operating company or a successor parent company following restructuring.

Northern Trains invited offers through an open competition under the utilities regime. The procurement reached the tender stage; the stated process is a below-threshold open competition. It comprises one lot. The deadline for both enquiries and submissions was 9 November 2026 at 16:00 UTC. The contract period is 7 December 2026 to 2 June 2027. The estimated value is £163,000 excluding VAT (£195,600 including VAT). Evaluation weights quality at 55% and price at 45%. Electronic submission is permitted. Northern Trains reserves the right not to award the contract, and suppliers bear their own costs of preparing bids.

This opportunity suits design consultancies able to develop rail-facility upgrade designs to construction-ready status and deliver the associated assurance and assessment work. The lead supplier must be capable of carrying out the Principal Designer duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, as well as producing Inspection and Test Plans, a Designer’s Risk Assessment and an Equality Impact Assessment. SMEs are identified as suitable bidders. The requirement is a single consultancy commission, so it is best suited to a supplier with the technical expertise and project capacity to coordinate the design and supporting deliverables for a train care centre. Quality has greater evaluation weight than price, making the strength of the proposed technical approach particularly important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Heaton TRU Upgrades Designs

Notice Description

Northern Trains Ltd, is a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services in the North of England. Northern Trains Ltd is publishing this notice to establish a contract for the designs at Heaton Train Care Centre for TRU. This project requires the development of designs to accepted for construction (AFC) status for the proposed enhancements at Heaton TCC. The successful tenderer shall be appointed as the Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (2015) and undertake all required duties of this role. The appointed supplier will be responsible for producing and developing the design to AFC status for the scope of items included in this document and supporting tender package. This will include production of Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), Designer's Risk Assessment (DRA), and Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA). For further details please see Heaton TRU Work scope within this tender package. The nature of the arrangement is that new services will be supplied under a JCT Consultancy Agreement. Where used throughout this notice, the meaning of Train Operating Companies includes all and any of those train operating companies who, currently or in the future, provide services for the carriage of passengers by railway: under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or under, or secured under, the Secretary of State's duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or in accordance with legislation which supersedes or amends the powers referred to in a) and b), including where such powers are transferred from the Secretary of State to another body. The list of current providers of services for the carriage of passengers by railway under these provisions can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts. Novation or Assignment The contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Ltd to Train Operating Companies, or to DFT Operator Limited (company number: 07141122) or any successor parent company to a Train Operating Company, following a corporate restructuring or similar circumstance. Other Information Northern Trains Ltd expressly reserves the right: not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the DELTA at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/446C6938M7 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/446C6938M7

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786c4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096651-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22314000 - Designs

79314000 - Feasibility study

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£163,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£163,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Dec 2026 - 2 Jun 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northern Trains Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6JT
Postcode Area
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
TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

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