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title: "Newton Heath RSS Feasibility"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED"
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# Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

Buyer: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061341-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Feb 2026 - 19 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2025 at 12:57 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061341-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061341-2025
  1st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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