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Newton Heath RSS Feasibility

Northern Trains Limited · Central government

In brief

Northern Trains Limited has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 months, starting 19 February 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 13 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Assessments of Newton Heath's current capacity and capabilities show significant constraints that would prevent the planned timetable for new trains being achieved. 5 key issues have been identified and this project is proposed to evaluate the feasibility and define the optimum option to resolve these issues. This lays the foundation for future design and construction projects to be established upon completion of this feasibility and option selection project. In order to identify the optimum solution to address the issues identified at Newton Heath above, a feasibility and option selection project is required. An external supplier will be procured to produce the following deliverables: -Survey strategy and reports from specific surveys. -Risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies log. -Compliance with safety and design assurance requirements. -Overall feasibility report including constructability assessment and concept design. -Options identification report containing appraisal of possible options. -Single option agreement in principle - define the preferred single option for each scheme and obtain agreement in principle with stakeholders. -Preliminary outline design of the selected single option (ES3) -Design specification of requirements for inclusion in the ITT pack for design stage.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061341-2025

About the buyer

Northern Trains LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

75

Awards

33

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From notice 061341-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 1 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.