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Heaton TRU Upgrades Designs

Northern Trains Ltd · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 16:31.

Opportunity overview

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 for the designs at Heaton Train Care Centre for TRU. This project requires the development of designs to accepted for construction (AFC) status for the proposed enhancements at Heaton TCC. The successful tenderer shall be appointed as the Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (2015) and undertake all required duties of this role. The appointed supplier will be responsible for producing and developing the design to AFC status for the scope of items included in this document and supporting tender package. This will include production of Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), Designer’s Risk Assessment (DRA), and Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA). For further details please see Heaton TRU Work scope within this tender package. The nature of the arrangement is that new 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 Ltd 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 at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/446C6938M7 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/446C6938M7

Classification

  • CPV22314000 — Designs
  • CPV79314000 — Feasibility study

Lots

  • Lot 1£163k

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-0786c4
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/446C6938M7

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 16:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
195,600
Amount
163,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality Criteria

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
55
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price Criteria

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
45
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
7 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
2 Jun 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22314000
Description
Designs
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79314000
Description
Feasibility study

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
096651-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Oct 2026, 15:20
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Trains Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PZCJ-2164-HJQZ

Identifier

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

Telephone
07703676861

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO1 6JT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 096651-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Northern Trains Ltd is seeking a supplier to develop accepted-for-construction (AFC) designs for proposed Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) enhancements at Heaton Train Care Centre. The successful tenderer will act as Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and prepare supporting design assurance and assessment documents.

Who this may suit

Suitable for design consultancies with rail/infrastructure design capability and demonstrable capacity to perform Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015. No explicit certification, insurance, turnover, location, or company-size requirements are stated in the supplied notice.

Key points identified

  • Principal Designer roleSuccessful tenderer must be appointed as Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and undertake the required duties.Evidence: “The successful tenderer shall be appointed as the Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (2015) and undertake all required duties of this role.”
  • Design developmentProduce and develop design to accepted-for-construction (AFC) status for the defined scope.Evidence: “The appointed supplier will be responsible for producing and developing the design to AFC status...”
  • Design assurance documentationProduce ITP, DRA and EqIA documentation.Evidence: “This will include production of Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), Designer’s Risk Assessment (DRA), and Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA).”
96% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096651-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786c4
First published
13 Oct 2026
Last checked
13 Oct 2026, 16:31
Notice versions reviewed
1

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
13 Oct 2026
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