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# Provision of Service Quality Regime (SQR) and Related Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0452e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Limited (NTL): "Provision of Service Quality Regime (SQR) and Related Services". Published status: cancelled. Framework Ceiling: £2,850,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Limited (NTL)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-limited-ntl-GB-FTS-105355)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,850,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Building-inspection services, Database software package, Database systems, Technical inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0452e5`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/provision-of-service-quality-regime-sqr-and-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0452e5#tl-md)

## Description
London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER) and Northern Trains Limited (NTL) have a requirement to deliver a Service Quality Regime (SQR) in support of their obligations to the Department of Transport (DfT). In order to deliver the above we are looking for a supplier or suppliers to provide independent inspections and mystery shopping across our networks with the requirement split into four lots to obtain the best solution. Bidders are free to bid for any combination of the following four lots: - 1.Service Quality Management System 2.Service Quality Register 3.Service Quality App/inspections software 4.Service Quality Inspections There will also be a requirement to deliver reporting and insights in order to ensure full compliance with the SQR. During the life of any agreement there may also be an opportunity for TransPennine Trains Limited (TPT) to join the arrangement with further details provided in the tender documents.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Service Quality Management System
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 48610000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of a Service Quality Management System (SQMS). delivering: An agnostic database capable of storing the data for the Service Quality Register (SQ Register), Inspections and Re-inspections (including internal evidencing) from multiple digital...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Service Quality Register
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 48610000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The SQ Register will contain a detailed list of facilities and services for each SQ Area for every station and carriage type on trains (LNER do not require train carriage inspections). This is to be a live repository with the ability for NTL’s and LN...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Service Quality App/inspections software
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 48611000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of software with which the chosen Inspections provider will use to carry out the inspections. This must be capable of recording performance against all of the elements of the SQ Register to allow both inspections and re-inspections to be ca...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Service Quality Inspections
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 71315400, 71631000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Monitoring of the quality of our delivery with a programme of inspections across our network on stations, trains and for customer service elements at all times of the day and week to provide a representative measure of the experience our customers ha...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005486-2025-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005486-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-17T19:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:59:33.987Z
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