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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058366"
title: "New Drive Train Facility (NDTF)"
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# New Drive Train Facility (NDTF)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/new-drive-train-facility-ndtf-ocds-h6vhtk-058366). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ORE Catapult: "New Drive Train Facility (NDTF)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ORE Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ore-catapult-GB-PPON-PYJB-8958-TLYW)
- **Published Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 September 2025 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work, Construction work, Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £30,000,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/new-drive-train-facility-ndtf-ocds-h6vhtk-058366#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058366`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/new-drive-train-facility-ndtf-ocds-h6vhtk-058366#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/new-drive-train-facility-ndtf-ocds-h6vhtk-058366#participate

## Description
This is a notification of Galliford Try Construction Limited being the preferred contractor for this project. The initial appointment will be until Design Freeze under PSC before progressing to the works contract.  
The overall scope is for the construction of a new test rig foundation and new drive train facility (NDTF) to enable testing of 23MW drivetrains and integrated electrical testing.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://orecatapult.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=985859706

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45000000, 45210000, 71242000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/10/2025 to 24/06/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** New Drivetrain Test Facility (NDTF) (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02472080`
  - Value: £30,000,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/09/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000,000
  - Signed Date: 07/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046933-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-10T09:05:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:50:28.722Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058366