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Open tender · Notice 099712-2026

Neville Hill 195 Heavy Maintenance Outline Designs

Northern Trains Ltd

Value
£2.1m
Closes
23 Nov 2026 (15 days)
Where
Yorkshire and the Humber
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
18 Mar 2027 – 18 Jan 2028

In plain English

Northern Trains Ltd wants a consultant to produce feasibility studies, options appraisals and outline designs for a facility to carry out heavy maintenance on its 195 trains at Neville Hill, estimated at £2,100,000. The contract is expected to run from 18 March 2027 to 18 January 2028, and bids are due by 4pm on 23 November 2026 through the Delta eSourcing portal.

Good fit for: Rail engineering and design consultancies experienced in depot layout, electrified track and supporting infrastructure.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Contract may be transferred to another rail operator The contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Ltd to Train Operating Companies
  • Buyer may not award the contract at all not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice
  • You bear your own bidding costs in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers
  • Work is under a JCT Consultancy Agreement new services will be supplied under a JCT Consultancy Agreement.

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 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 con…

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Getting the documents

delta-esourcing.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).

Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 21 Oct 2026.

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