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Rail Industry Services

Gateshead College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 15:36.

Opportunity overview

Gateshead College offers courses in Rail Engineering, leading to nationally recognised NVQ qualifications. For our learners to gain access to employment opportunities in the rail industry, we require specialist safety critical training and support services only offered by National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited organisations. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a suitably accredited and experienced Supplier, who will work with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry and provide a pathway to employment.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services
  • CPV80530000 — Vocational training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.1m · Including VAT

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
CURR001
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

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
14 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 16:00

Expected award period

Ends
10 Dec 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
The submission deadline time and enquiry deadline time have been corrected due to an error in the originally published notice. There have been no changes to the dates for either and no other changes have been made to the content of this notice.
Id
087571-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
13 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
12 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Jan 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There will be options for the College to extend the contract for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the contract.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80400000
Description
Adult and other education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80530000
Description
Vocational training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
087571-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Sept 2026, 09:09
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Gateshead College
Id
GB-PPON-PYVZ-5892-TRVV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYVZ-5892-TRVV

Address

Street Address
Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter
Locality
Gateshead
Postal Code
NE8 3BE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Name
Procurement
Telephone
01914900300

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gateshead · UKC22 · NE8 3BE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 070459-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086930-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 087571-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·