Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Train Driver Training Services
Authority: Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the supply of Train Driver Trainers to support Business Plan Commitments relating to the operation of the Railways. Train Driver Training Services are required to support the recruitment and deployment of train drivers safely into the operational environment.
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- How the procedure runs: The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act. The process consists of a 4 stage procedure. Stage 1 – Invitation to Participate Stage 1 commenced with the issuing of a Tender Notice and the publication of the ITP. Bidders who were successfully shortlisted in Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting those Bidders which have successfully been shortlisted at Stage 1 of the Procurement to submit Initial Tenders. The assessment process will identify which Bidders are to be selected to participate in the dialogue stage as set out in Stage 3 Stage 4 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Bidders that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 3 to submit their Final Tenders
CPV: Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£900,000
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)
- Criterion 2: 60%
- Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
GTR1078- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017487- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065d55Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement process will follow the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with the Act.
The process consists of a 4 stage procedure.
Stage 1 – Invitation to Participate Stage 1 commenced with the issuing of a Tender Notice and the publication of the ITP.
Bidders who were successfully shortlisted in Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting those Bidders which have successfully been shortlisted at Stage 1 of the Procurement to submit Initial Tenders.
The assessment process will identify which Bidders are to be selected to participate in the dialogue stage as set out in Stage 3
Stage 4 will commence with the issuing of a letter inviting Bidders that have been successfully shortlisted at Stage 3 to submit their Final Tenders
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Feb 2026 → 30 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago26 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by106 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts90 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published26 Feb 2026, 15:26 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender