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End Point Assessments - Conductors

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Northern Trains Limited, is a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services in the North of England. Northern Trains Limited is publishing this notice to establish a contract with a single supplier for the supply of end point assessments for train conductors. Northern Trains Limited is acting as Main Provider to deliver education and training for Level 2 Conductor EPAs. NTL is on the Department for Education's Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) under UKPRN 10085493. Northern's Training Academy, as main training provider, require the services of an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), who will carry out registration, all parts of the assessment and the certification for the Level 2 Passenger Transport Operatives. The nature of the arrangement is that the services will be supplied under a NTL standard services 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 framework agreement may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Limited 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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta Esourcing at: www.delta-esourcing.com To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com Contract reference 1049577008 Access code A38U5S93KT

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£344k

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-06c89a
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
10 Aug 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
31 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
344,000
Amount
344,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
17 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
16 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
16 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2+1+1 year contract

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Access code A38U5S93KT
Entry 3
Id
065193-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Jul 2026, 13:53
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 065193-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·