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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 Neville Hill for the 195 Maintenance.
This project is proposed to evaluate how a facility for carrying out the 195 fleet maintenance requirements can be provided at NL. This will also need to consider operational constraints and layout, engineering infrastructure standards, electrified roads, movement control at NL, and walkways, lighting and other supporting works. A feasibility assessment and options appraisal will be delivered for each element, to enable Northern stakeholders to select the optimum single option which will be recommended to progress to design stage. For further information please see ITT Part 2- Workscope.
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/5F5RP2VK6C
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5F5RP2VK6C
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO1 6JT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE42 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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099712-2026Tender 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 consultancy design services for an outline-design, feasibility and options-appraisal project for 195 fleet heavy-maintenance facilities at Neville Hill. The work considers maintenance-facility provision, operational layout and constraints, engineering infrastructure, electrified roads, movement control, walkways, lighting and supporting works, leading to a recommended option for later design.
Who this may suit
Best suited to rail engineering/design consultancies with demonstrated capability in rail-maintenance-facility feasibility, optioneering and outline design. The supplied notice does not state specific supplier credentials or eligibility thresholds.
Key points identified
ScopeDesign, feasibility assessment and options appraisal for facilities supporting 195 fleet maintenance at Neville Hill.Evidence: “establish a contract for the designs at Neville Hill for the 195 Maintenance” and “A feasibility assessment and options appraisal will be delivered for each element”
Design considerationsConsider operational constraints and layout, engineering infrastructure standards, electrified roads, movement control, walkways, lighting and supporting works.Evidence: “This will also need to consider operational constraints and layout, engineering infrastructure standards, electrified roads, movement control at NL, and walkways, lighting and other supporting works.”
OutcomeEnable Northern stakeholders to select an optimum option, with a single recommended option progressing to design stage.Evidence: “enable Northern stakeholders to select the optimum single option which will be recommended to progress to design stage”
93% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Northern Trains Ltd is seeking consultancy design services for an outline-design, feasibility and options-appraisal project for 195 fleet heavy-maintenance facilities at Neville Hill. The work considers maintenance-facility provision, operational layout and constraints, engineering infrastructure, electrified roads, movement control, walkways, lighting and supporting works, leading to a recommended option for later design.
Who this may suit
Best suited to rail engineering/design consultancies with demonstrated capability in rail-maintenance-facility feasibility, optioneering and outline design. The supplied notice does not state specific supplier credentials or eligibility thresholds.
Key deliverables
Feasibility assessment
Options appraisal for each scope element
Recommended single option to progress to design stage
Outline designs for Neville Hill 195 maintenance facilities
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Scope
98% confidence
Design, feasibility assessment and options appraisal for facilities supporting 195 fleet maintenance at Neville Hill.
View supporting evidence
“establish a contract for the designs at Neville Hill for the 195 Maintenance” and “A feasibility assessment and options appraisal will be delivered for each element”
Design considerations
98% confidence
Consider operational constraints and layout, engineering infrastructure standards, electrified roads, movement control, walkways, lighting and supporting works.
View supporting evidence
“This will also need to consider operational constraints and layout, engineering infrastructure standards, electrified roads, movement control at NL, and walkways, lighting and other supporting works.”
Outcome
96% confidence
Enable Northern stakeholders to select an optimum option, with a single recommended option progressing to design stage.
View supporting evidence
“enable Northern stakeholders to select the optimum single option which will be recommended to progress to design stage”
Supplier eligibility requirements
95% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No explicit financial, technical, insurance, accreditation, exclusion or company-size criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
98% confidence
£2,100,000 GBP.
View supporting evidence
process.value_max: 2100000 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 2100000 GBP.
Contract form
98% confidence
JCT Consultancy Agreement.
View supporting evidence
“new services will be supplied under a JCT Consultancy Agreement.”
Novation or assignment
97% confidence
The contract may be novated or assigned to Train Operating Companies, DFT Operator Limited, or a successor parent company in specified restructuring circumstances.
View supporting evidence
“The contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Ltd to Train Operating Companies, or to DFT Operator Limited...”
Award reservation
98% confidence
Northern Trains may decide not to award a contract and will not be liable for suppliers’ bid costs.
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“not to award any suppliers the contract... and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.”
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
UKE42, United Kingdom; no locality is supplied.
View supporting evidence
locations: “Delivery location”, region “UKE42”, country “United Kingdom”.
process.submission_deadline: “2026-11-23T16:00:00+00:00”; lot 1 submission_deadline matches.
Response route
97% confidence
DELTA e-sourcing portal.
View supporting evidence
“To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5F5RP2VK6C”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Buyer may not award
98% confidence
The buyer expressly reserves the right not to award; bid costs are at supplier risk.
View supporting evidence
“Northern Trains Ltd expressly reserves the right: not to award... and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.”
Potential contract transfer
97% confidence
Contract may be novated or assigned following corporate restructuring or similar circumstances.
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“The contract may be novated or assigned...”
Scope detail outside supplied content
96% confidence
The notice refers bidders to “ITT Part 2- Workscope”, which was not supplied. Detailed technical scope, evaluation and submission requirements may therefore be outside the available evidence.
View supporting evidence
“For further information please see ITT Part 2- Workscope.”
Lot detail limitation
99% confidence
The supplied lot has no title or description; it should not be treated as a separately evidenced workstream.
View supporting evidence
lot 1 title and description are null.
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