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Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 23:32.

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 design - multidisciplinary design of the selected single option. Design specification of requirements for inclusion in the ITT pack for design stage. 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 with a single supplier to carry out a feasibility study on Newton Heath Depot. The nature of the arrangement is that 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 Limited 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£287.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£345k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 07007876
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B1 2JB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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-05d375
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03076444

Additional Identifiers

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

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
SABLE LEIGH CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07007876

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07007876

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXCN-2719-CWJY

Address

Street Address
4 Brindley Place
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 2JB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311230
Description
Railway engineering services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79314000
Description
Feasibility study

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07007876
Name
SABLE LEIGH CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
the contract is not more than £5million therefore KPIs have not been set.

Period

Starts
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
10 Sept 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
10 Dec 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
optional 3 months extension if required

Value

Including VAT
344,978.95
Amount
287,481.46
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021607-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Mar 2026, 09:01
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 011197-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 021607-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·