Heaton TRU Upgrades Designs
- Buyer
- Northern Trains Ltd
- Value
- £163,000
- Closes
- 9 November 2026
- Where
- York, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Northern Trains Ltd needs a design consultant to produce detailed designs for upgrades at Heaton Train Care Centre. The successful bidder will act as Principal Designer and take the work through to approval for construction status, producing design documents, risk assessments, and compliance reports.
What the buyer wants
• Develop designs to 'approved for construction' (AFC) status for the Heaton TCC enhancements • Produce Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), Designer's Risk Assessment (DRA), and Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) • Act as Principal Designer under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and fulfil all associated legal duties • Work under a JCT Consultancy Agreement
Likely requirements
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This is a specialist railway design role requiring significant CDM compliance expertise and rail industry knowledge, making it inaccessible to most general construction trades or small non-specialist firms without prior railway project experience.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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