Opportunity brief
Closing date not statedHVAC Maintenance & Support for Class 170 and 158 Fleets
Northern is intending to initiate a procurement process for the overhaul, ongoing support, and maintenance of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems installed across its legacy BR fleets. The scope of the procurement will include, but not be limited to, the inspection, servicing, repair, refurbishment, and performance testing of HVAC units to ensure continued compliance with safety, comfort, and operational standards. This may also include the supply of replacement components and technical support services. Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate proven expertise in rail HVAC systems, the ability to deliver high-quality and reliable services, and the flexibility to support varying maintenance schedules and fleet requirements. At this stage, it is anticipated that the procurement will be conducted as two lots to reflect the difference in fleet types. This notice does not constitute a call for competition but is intended to inform the market of a future opportunity, register supplier interest, and provide market information to Northern in order to support its procurement process . Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor forthcoming publications for further details.
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- United Kingdom

- Buyer / issuer
- NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- United Kingdom
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- Not stated
- Closing date not stated
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- Via the buyer's portal, linked from Find a Tender
- Tender number
- ocds-h6vhtk-051b0c
- Status
- Active
Scope summary
Northern is intending to initiate a procurement process for the overhaul, ongoing support, and maintenance of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems installed across its legacy BR fleets. The scope of the procurement will include, but not be limited to, the inspection, servicing, repair, refurbishment, and performance testing of HVAC units to ensure continued compliance with safety, comfort, and operational standards. This may also include the supply of replacement components and technical support services. Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate proven expertise in rail HVAC systems, the ability to deliver high-quality and reliable services, and the flexibility to support varying maintenance schedules and fleet requirements. At this stage, it is anticipated that the procurement will be conducted as two lots to reflect the difference in fleet types. This notice does not constitute a call for competition but is intended to inform the market of a future opportunity, register supplier interest, and provide market information to Northern in order to support its procurement process . Interested suppliers are encouraged to monitor forthcoming publications for further details.
Category: services
Key requirements
- Procurement method: See the tender documents
- Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
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Important dates
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 29 Oct 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- Not stated
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- See the tender documents
- Category
- services
- Source
- UK Find a Tender
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