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Allerton High Level Access Platform

Buyer: Northern Trains Limited →

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BuyerNorthern Trains Limited
StatusClosed
Deadline24 Jul 2026
Value£1,231,900
Published19 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Northern Trains Limited, is a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services across the North. Northern Trains Limited is publishing this notice to establish a contract with a single supplier for the construction of full-length high-level access platforms based on designs from RCA Construction, enabling safe working at height along the entire length of four-car trains. These platforms will be compatible with existing fleets (Classes 323, 768, and 331) as well as any future fleets operating at Allerton depot. They will be installed on one road to improve operational flow, particularly in the Planned Heavy Clean (PHC) area. The platforms will incorporate essential safety features, including barriers, fall protection systems, and appropriate signage to ensure safe use by staff. A key functional requirement is the inclusion of a safe method for removing roof-mounted components, such as HVAC units, while minimising manual handling risks. In addition, the high-level access platforms must integrate with existing overhead line equipment (OHLE) isolation systems and the depot protection system. This ensures that the platforms cannot be used unless the overhead electrical supply has been fully isolated, thereby maintaining a high level of safety for maintenance activities. The nature of the arrangement is that works will be supplied under a JCT intermediate Works with Contractors design 2024. 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: a.under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or a.under, or secured under, the Secretary of State’s duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or a.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 contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Limited to Train Operating Companies, or to DFT Operator Limited (company number: 07141122) or any successor parent company to a Train Operating Company, following a corporate restructuring or similar circumstance. Other Information Northern Trains Limited expressly reserves the right: i.not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice; and i.in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta E-Sourcing Portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/243HENY3FZ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/243HENY3FZ

Delivery location

UKD72, GB

Categories

Construction work 45000000Installation works of walkways 45213316Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork 45230000Overhead line construction 45232210Railway depot construction work 45234112

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£1,231,900
Contract periodFrom 6 Oct 2026 to 6 Apr 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality Criteria (45%)
Price Criteria (45%)
Social Value Criteria (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction work, Installation works of walkways, Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, Overhead line construction, Railway depot construction workNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Construction work (45000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 4512,8534 median · 27.2 average (3,802 of 12,853 with a bid count)3.7 average (4,190 of 12,853 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer15Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD72378 median · 20 average (6 of 37 with a bid count)3.3 average (7 of 37 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)7878.5 median · 8.5 average (2 of 787 with a bid count)1.5 average (2 of 787 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b8de
Latest release ID057958-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jun 19 2026 10:20:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057958-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-24T17:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-24T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/243HENY3FZ
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,231,900
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Jun 2026tender057958-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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