Closed tender

Track Maintenance Across Northern Trains Depots and Outstations

Details

Value
£7,500,000
Topic
Track rails
Published
29 January 2025
Submission
28 February 2025

Tender description

This covers the patrolling of track and carrying out preventative maintenance within the depots operated by Northern Trains at various locations across the North of England in accordance with the Network Rail Line Specification RT/CE/S/037 and associated standards along with Depot Lease agreements and their associated annexes. Lot 1: the scope of works covers patrolling of track and carrying out preventative maintenance within the depots operated by Northern Rail across the North of England. This tender must ensure that Northern Trains limited delivers out its obligations under the Depot lease agreements, through a robust maintenance contract. The works are to be conducted in accordance with the Network Rail Line Specification RT/CE/S/037 and associated standards along with Depot Lease agreements and their associated annexes. This includes: - a)Routine track patrol Inspections for each depot location specified including routine Day to Day track maintenance work as outlined within the specification. b)6 monthly and annual full track inspections c)Track Maintenance Work Repairs Arising (Unscheduled Repairs) d)Planned track maintenance renewals (Planned Maintenance Works) e)Emergency Response to Track Defects, Derailments and Call Out Provision f)Maintenance of signalling equipment g)Maintenance of OHLE h)Maintenance of switch heating systems i)Annual independent track inspection The locations that this cover Heaton Depot Hull Botanical Gardens Sheffield Depot Skipton Depot Newton Heath Depot Blackpool Depot Barrow Depot Allerton Depot Wigan Springs Branch Depot Blackburn Depot Longsight, Manchester International Depot (MID) Neville Hill Depot Preston Depot

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published29 January 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date28 February 2025

About the buyer

Northern Trains Ltd operates passenger rail services across the North of England as a publicly owned local transport organisation. DfT Operator has run the company since Northern returned to public ownership in March 2020. All active tendering opportunities are advertised through Delta, the company's e-tendering portal. Suppliers of safety-critical goods, works and services register on RISQS to gain audited status. Crown Commercial Service and Achilles Link Up frameworks are also recognised routes into the supply chain. A published pipeline lists upcoming tendering opportunities for engineering, construction and safety-critical projects each year.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Northern Trains Ltd's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 34941200 · Track rails

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