Request for Quotation Feasibility Study and Business Case to assess the introduction of additional rail services between Doncaster and Scunthorpe

Buyer
North Lincolnshire Council
Value
£36,000
Closes
18 November 2026
Where
Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and the Humber
Type
Open tender

In plain English

North Lincolnshire Council wants a consultant to produce a feasibility study and an investment-ready business case. The work will support the case for reinstating an hourly rail service between Doncaster and Scunthorpe and adding a Sunday service run by Northern Trains. The estimated value is £36,000.

What the buyer wants

• Deliver a feasibility study assessing the introduction of additional rail services between Doncaster and Scunthorpe • Deliver an investment-ready business case to help build the case for reinstating an hourly Doncaster-Scunthorpe rail service • Support the case for a Sunday service operated by Northern Trains, as part of the same study and business case

Requirements

What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice sets out no specific eligibility or disqualifying criteria, so nothing in it alone would rule out a small business, although it does require a feasibility study and investment-ready business case, which calls for rail planning and business case appraisal experience.

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