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Rail Industry Services
Published 24 Jul 2026
24 Jul 2026
Closed 12 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
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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 servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3BE, United Kingdom · UKC2
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Gateshead College
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
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.
This is a planned procurement notice to inform potential suppliers of this forthcoming procurement. It is anticipated a tender notice will be published in September 2026, as set out in this notice.
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
- Planned
- 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
- The College uses the Delta eSourcing platform. Any interested suppliers are able to register as a supplier on Delta eSourcing in advance of the tender notice being published for this procurement, if they wish. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
- Award decision expected
- 7 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 24 Jul 2026 16:19
- Deadline
- 12 Oct 2026 00:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d3a3
- Notice ID
- CURR001
Full notice record
49 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Planning
| Document › Document type | Planned procurement notice |
| Document › Description | Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070459-2026 |
| Document › Published | 24 Jul 2026 |
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 |
| Status | planned |
| 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 | The College uses the Delta eSourcing platform. Any interested suppliers are able to register as a supplier on Delta eSourcing in advance of the tender notice being published for this procurement, if they wish. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 7 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | planned |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,100,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| 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. |
| Communication › Expected publication | 10 Sep 2026 |