Estimated Value
Up to £163,000
Deadline
9 November 2026
27 days remaining
Published
13 October 2026
Type
Not specified
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 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.
Eligibility & compliance
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.
Regulations cited
- Railways Act 1993
Additional details
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-passe... 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
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Northern Trains LtdKey Dates
Published
13 October 2026
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9 November 2026
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