Rail Industry Services

Published 16 Sep 2026

16 Sep 2026

Closed 14 Oct 2026

Gateshead College

Primary CPV: 80000000 *
Education and training services
Location: 🇬🇧 Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, North East
Value: No value specified
Contract: 1 year Duration
13/01/2027 12/01/2028
Contract Types: 80 *Education & training services
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3BE, United Kingdom · UKC2

Contact

Procurement

tenders@gateshead.ac.uk

01914900300

Award Criteria

Price (50%)
Quality (50%)

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Reference: CURR001

Gateshead College offers courses in Rail Engineering, leading to nationally recognised NVQ qualifications. For our learners to gain access to employment opportunities in the rail industry, we require specialist safety critical training and support services only offered by National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited organisations. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a suitably accredited and experienced Supplier, who will work with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry and provide a pathway to employment.

Full CPV breakdown

80000000 — Education and training services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: There will be options for the College to extend the contract for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the contract.
Submission method: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H25K933977
Enquiries close: 5 Oct 2026
Award decision expected: 10 Dec 2026
Covered by GPA: Yes
Reserved / special regime: Light Touch
Language: EN
Published: 16 Sep 2026 09:09
Deadline: 14 Oct 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d3a3
Notice ID: CURR001

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Organisations

Name	Gateshead College
Address › Street	Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter
Address › Town / city	Gateshead
Address › Postcode	NE8 3BE
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKC22
Contact › Name	Procurement
Contact › Email	tenders@gateshead.ac.uk
Contact › Telephone	01914900300
Role	buyer
Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name	Gateshead College

Tender

Title	Rail Industry Services
Description	Gateshead College offers courses in Rail Engineering, leading to nationally recognised NVQ qualifications. For our learners to gain access to employment opportunities in the rail industry, we require specialist safety critical training and support services only offered by National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) accredited organisations. The College is seeking to procure specialist training and services from a suitably accredited and experienced Supplier, who will work with the College to train and qualify new entrants to the rail industry and provide a pathway to employment.
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Education and training services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Adult and other education services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Vocational training services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS)	UKC2
Item › Delivery › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£2,100,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Special regime	Light touch
Above threshold	Yes
Covered by	GPA
How to submit	https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H25K933977
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	14 Oct 2026
Questions period › End	5 Oct 2026
Award decision period › End	10 Dec 2026
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£2,100,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight	50
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	Quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight	50
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	13 Jan 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	12 Jan 2028
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	12 Jan 2032
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	There will be options for the College to extend the contract for a further four periods of 12 months each. Any extensions offered will be subject to satisfactory contract performance and the College still having adequate funding and requirement for the contract.
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 1 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 2 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087571-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published	16 Sep 2026
Amendment › Description	The submission deadline time and enquiry deadline time have been corrected due to an error in the originally published notice. There have been no changes to the dates for either and no other changes have been made to the content of this notice.

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