Official UK procurement notice
Help Point Replacement Project - Lot 1 - PTSN
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIt is proposed to replace the majority of the PSTN units with new IP-based help points or with existing TVMs retrofitted with help point technology and features. TVMs are all networked devices. The majority of new help points will be connected to the Northern Wide Area Network (WAN) using existing station broadband as part of this scheme.
Where it is not possible to replace with IP devices, the help points will be replaced with modern technology GSM units.
PSTN help points will be upgraded on a like for like basis using one of the two methods outlined above. This will enable works to progress as maintenance style upgrades without the requirement for design or Network Rail consents and achieve an accelerated delivery programme for completion ahead of PSTN switch off.
Contractor is to provide station upgrades and provide Help Point replacements at the locations below:
Althorpe, Ashton-under-Lyne, Brinnington, Bryn, Buckshaw Parkway, Crossflatts, Davenport, East Disbury, Gatley, Greenfield, Guide Bridge, Hadfield, Headingley, Heald Green, Levenshulme, Low Moor, Manchester Oxford Road, Marple, Mauldeth Road, Morpeth, Mossley, New Mills Central, New Pudsey, Reddish North, Romiley, Rose Hill, Swinton (Manchester), Thorne North, Westhoughton, Woodhouse
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£150,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 May 2026, 13:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018146- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065ed7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 25 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMT
- Clarification questions by202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published164 days ago15 May 2026, 13:14 BST
- Contract starts155 days ago25 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 16:47 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 13:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 13:14 BST
- Contract signature expected17 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picow Engineering Limited18 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £182,847 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Picow Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender