- Value
- £163k
- Closes
- 9 Nov 2026 (1 days)
- Where
- North East
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 7 Dec 2026 – 2 Jun 2027
In plain English
Northern Trains Ltd wants a design consultancy to develop designs to Accepted for Construction status for upgrade works at Heaton Train Care Centre, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme, running from 7 December 2026 to 2 June 2027. The winning supplier will also act as Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations and produce supporting documents such as inspection and test plans, a designer's risk assessment and an equality impact assessment.
Good fit for: Rail engineering design consultancies with CDM Principal Designer experience
- Must act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015
The successful tenderer shall be appointed as the Principal Designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (2015)
- Contract may be transferred to another train operator without consent
The contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Ltd to Train Operating Companies, or to DFT Operator Limited
- Buyer may choose not to award the contract at all
not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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 provisio…
Getting the documents
delta-esourcing.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 13 Oct 2026.
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