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Published 27 Aug 2026, 17:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Reddish North - Platform Overlay

Official notice

Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£580,000≈ £435k / year · £696,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2026
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 14 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Improvement of the stepping distance with a proprietor overlay system at Reddish Platform 2 and associated platform asset alterations. This is inclusive of the below:

Site Surveys and Visits – to support all aspects of design and build.

Design – including design development with stakeholders.

Landlord Consent process, ASPRO approval process and Northern Trains approvals.

Supply, Install, Construction, Commissioning, Testing, Handover

All relevant test certification.

Project Controls and reporting requirements.

Hand back O&M (Operation and Maintenance Manuals).

Where used throughout this notice, the meaning of Train Operating Companies includes all and any of those train operating companies who, currently or in the future, provide services for the carriage of passengers by railway:

a.under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or

a.under, or secured under, the Secretary of State’s duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or

a.in accordance with legislation which supersedes or amends the powers referred to in a) and b), including where such powers are transferred from the Secretary of State to another body.

The list of current providers of services for the carriage of passengers by railway under these provisions can be found at www.gov.uk/guidance/public-regi… ↗.

Novation or Assignment

The contract may be novated or assigned by Northern Trains Limited to Train Operating Companies, or to DFT Operator Limited (company number: 07141122) or any successor parent company to a Train Operating Company, following a corporate restructuring or similar circumstance.

Other Information

Northern Trains Limited expressly reserves the right:

i.not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice; and

i.in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.

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CPV: Construction work · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 4 moPublished value£580,000
Contract period: 14 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £580,000 exc. VAT · £696,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 50%
  • Price Criteria: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price Criteria
  • Quality Criteria
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Closed
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 Aug 2026, 17:55 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081976
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction workConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee14 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Aug 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published56 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 17:55 BST
  2. Latest notice published51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
  3. Clarification questions by27 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline27 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
  5. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 53 days
    14 Dec 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 17:55 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Trains Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZCJ-2164-HJQZ George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 6JTContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender