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GB-York: Class 156 Refresh & Digital Train upgrade[E11]

York, United KingdomNorthern Trains Limited[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
Northern (NTL) has inherited 20 class 156s from AGA & EMR (Cascades) which operate out of NTL's Newton Heath (Manchester) Train Care Centre (TCC). These units need to go through a Refresh and "Digital Train" upgrades as to align with the rest of NTL's original fleet.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 10 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 10 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC.
Published 6 Nov 2024.
Value
GBP 5,000,000
Buyer
Northern Trains LimitedSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
10 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC
Value[E12]
GBP 5,000,000
Published[E9]
6 Nov 2024
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Northern (NTL) has inherited 20 class 156s from AGA & EMR (Cascades) which operate out of NTL's Newton Heath (Manchester) Train Care Centre (TCC). These units need to go through a Refresh and "Digital Train" upgrades as to align with the rest of NTL's original fleet. Historically Refresh and "Digital Train" have been separate work streams however as the scopes overlap NTL is going out to market for a supplier to merge these work streams and deliver the installation/ refresh at the winning supplier's premises.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC

    The deadline (2024-12-10T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340

Evidence

12 facts

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

  1. E1

    The buyer is Northern Trains Limited.

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 34620000 (Rolling stock).

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “UK”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 10 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC.

    “2024-12-10T17:00:00Z”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Northern (NTL) has inherited 20 class 156s from AGA & EMR (Cascades) which operate out of NTL's Newton Heath (Manchester) Train Care Centre (TCC). These units need to go through a Refresh and "Digital Train" upgrades as to align with the rest of NTL's original fleet. Historicall…”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure.

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 6 Nov 2024.

    “2024-11-06T16:05:03Z”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "GB-York: Class 156 Refresh & Digital Train upgrade".

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 5,000,000.

    “5000000 GBP”

    Document 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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