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title: "British Rail Class 158/9 C6 Overhaul"
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# British Rail Class 158/9 C6 Overhaul

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-rail-class-158-9-c6-overhaul-ocds-h6vhtk-04235f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Ltd: "British Rail Class 158/9 C6 Overhaul". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Jan 2024. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-coh-03076444)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 January 2024 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Rolling stock
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04235f`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-rail-class-158-9-c6-overhaul-ocds-h6vhtk-04235f#tl-md)

## Description
Northern has 10 class 158/9s that based on the time between overhaul (8 years) need to go through a C6 overhaul line with Northern's & Eversholt specification document "EV/VI1586 Issue 3". 
The requirement is that each of the 10 units has been through the C6 overhaul programme before the current C6 expires as per the below dates; 
Unit No	Exam	Due Date
U158910	C6	        03/09/2024
U158907	C6	        23/09/2024
U158906	C6	        14/10/2024
U158901	C6	        04/11/2024
U158905	C6	        25/11/2024
U158902	C6	        16/12/2024
U158903	C6	        20/01/2025
U158909	C6	        03/02/2025
U158904	C6	       02/03/2025
U158908	C6	       29/03/2025
The C6 will focus on; AIR SYSTEM (Excluding brake equipment)/	BRAKES - AIR/VACUUM/	BODYWORK (Excluding interior trim)/	BATTERY/CONTROL SYSTEMS/	FLOORING/	HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING/ 	INTERIOR TRIM /FITTINGS/	FUEL SYSTEMS/	DOORS/	UNDERFRAME/	VEHICLE ACTIVITIES/	WATER & TOILET SYSTEMS (excluding Catering). A detailed copy of the specification will be provided when the ITT is issued.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** NTL has chosen to run the procurement under the negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition under regulation 47 of the UCR. NTL is registered with the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS), enabling it to use this as a qua...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036434-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-11T17:02:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:18:08.679Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04235f