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Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:22.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV71241000 — Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • CPV71310000 — Consultative engineering and construction services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
19 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
19 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71241000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Entry 2
Id
71310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Consultative engineering and construction services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061341-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 Oct 2025, 13:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-03076444
Name
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE21
Country
GB
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO1 6JT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
George Stephenson House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
03076444
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZCJ-2164-HJQZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO1 6JT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a5ef-2025-10-01T13:57:17+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·