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# Rail Industry Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-industry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b470). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gateshead College: "Rail Industry Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gateshead College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-college-urn-130551)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Railway engineering services, Specialist training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,465,744 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-industry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b470#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b470`

## 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/rail-industry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b470#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-Gateshead%3A-Specialist-training-services.%2F652H96239W)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rail-industry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03b470#participate

## Description
Gateshead College operates a National Rail Academy and delivers publicly funded education and training, leading to NVQ qualifications in rail engineering. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited Supplier who will work in partnership with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry, providing a pathway to employment. In doing so, we aim to assist unemployed adults to gain a foothold in the industry and collectively bridge the ever-growing skills gap within the Rail sector.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71311230, 80000000, 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £360,000
- **Description:** Gateshead College operates a National Rail Academy and delivers publicly funded education and training, leading to NVQ qualifications in rail engineering. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a National Skills Acade...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 022309-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Redstone Training Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88786`
  - Value: £1,465,744 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 022309-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,465,744
  - Signed Date: 27/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022309-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-01T11:05:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T18:15:08.089Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b470