Procurement

Class 323 Refresh

  • NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05068d

Description

This notice does not constitute a call for competition but is being published to align with the requirements of the procurement act 2023 as to ensure that the correct notice type has been issued to to inform the market of a potential future opportunity. This notice should be read before the Planned Procurement Notice reference OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05068d. Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor forthcoming publications for further details.

Scope of Procurement

Northern (NTL) has 34 class 323's with 17 of these transferred from West Midlands Railway which are required to be brought in line with Northern's branding. The core aspect of the tender will be for 17 trainsets (51 vehicles) to be refreshed in line with NTL's specifications. The relevant specifications which can be provided upon request prior to the tender going live are (copies of these can also be found within the planned procurement notice issued above);

PBMP2835 NTL Class 323 Interior Refresh - Issue 1D3

SoFPB23022-002-Northern CL323 Schedule of Finishes-Draft 3

In addition to the 17x trainsets the tender will provide an option for 2x additional class 323 trainsets which NTL are looking at bring onto lease as to cover timetable requirements whilst various other fleets are being taken out of service for repair works outside of the scope of this tender. NTL cannot guarantee that these 2 units are going to go through refresh however NTL asks that bidders provide an optional price should these units be refreshed.

Notices

UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice identifier
2025/S 000-025472
Published
23 May 2025, 8:17am

UK3: Planned procurement notice

Notice identifier
2025/S 000-016618
Published
23 April 2025, 4:22pm