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Neville Hill 195 Heavy Maintenance Outline Designs[E17]

York, United KingdomNorthern Trains Ltd[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC. UTC: 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC.
Published 21 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 2,100,000
Buyer: Northern Trains LtdSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Deadline[E6]: 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC
Value[E18]: GBP 2,100,000
Published[E14]: 21 Oct 2026
Procedure[E13]: Open procedure
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 14 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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 provid…[E7]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UKE42, United Kingdom.[E8]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E9]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
DetailLot 1 runs from 18 Mar 2027 to 18 Jan 2028.[E4]
DetailClarification questions close at 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC.[E11]
DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E16]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document 099712-2026

Evidence

18 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Northern Trains Ltd.
Document 099712-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 22314000 (Designs).
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 79314000 (Feasibility study).
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Lot 1 runs from 18 Mar 2027 to 18 Jan 2028.
“2027-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 to 2028-01-18T23:59:59+00:00”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 099712-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Tenders must be submitted by 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC.
“2026-11-23T16:00:00+00:00”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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 evalu…”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: UKE42, United Kingdom.
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Clarification questions close at 23 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC.
“2026-11-23T16:00:00+00:00”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 099712-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Open procedure.
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 21 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-21T17:47:52+01:00”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/documents/1/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice explains how to submit a tender.
“https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5F5RP2VK6C”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The notice is titled "Neville Hill 195 Heavy Maintenance Outline Designs".
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E18
The stated value is GBP 2,100,000 excluding VAT.
“2100000 GBP”
Document 099712-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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