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NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

End Point Assessments - Conductors

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£344,000
Deadline10 Aug 2026
Published10 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide

£344,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline
Published 10 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 10 Aug 2026
Who to contact
procurement@northernrailway.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ access code A38U5S93KT

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£344ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

Northern Trains Limited, is a Train Operating Company (TOC) that operates passenger rail services in the North of England.

Northern Trains Limited is publishing this notice to establish a contract with a single supplier for the supply of end point assessments for train conductors.

Northern Trains Limited is acting as Main Provider to deliver education and training for Level 2 Conductor EPAs.

NTL is on the Department for Education's Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) under UKPRN 10085493.

Northern's Training Academy, as main training provider, require the services of an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), who will carry out registration, all parts of the assessment and the certification for the Level 2 Passenger Transport Operatives.

The nature of the arrangement is that the services will be supplied under a NTL standard services agreement.

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: under a franchise agreement with the Secretary of State within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993 or under, or secured under, the Secretary of State's duty in section 30(1) of the Railways Act 1993; or 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 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts.

Novation or Assignment The framework agreement 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: not to award any suppliers the contract referred to in this notice; and in no circumstances will the customer be liable for any costs incurred by the suppliers.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta Esourcing at: www.delta-esourcing.com To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com Contract reference 1049577008 Access code A38U5S93KT

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Northern Trains Limited is publishing this notice

Northern Trains Limited is publishing this notice to establish a contract with a single supplier for the supply of end point assessments for train conductors.

02

Northern Trains Limited is acting as Main

Northern Trains Limited is acting as Main Provider to deliver education and training for Level 2 Conductor EPAs.

03

Where used throughout this notice, the meaning

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:.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ApprenticeshipsPolicies & commitments
NTL is on the Department for Education's Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR) under UKPRN 10085493.
Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The framework agreement 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.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c89a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
065193-2026
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