# GB-York: Class 156 Refresh & Digital Train upgrade

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Northern Trains Limited](/buyers/northern-trains-limited/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £5,000,000
- Published: 6 November 2024
- Planned start: 1 March 2025
- Planned end: 1 March 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad7e7309-788d-4667-bce1-3995d185da17

## Description

Northern \(NTL\) has inherited 20 class 156s from AGA & EMR \(Cascades\) which operate out of NTL's Newton Heath \(Manchester\) Train Care Centre \(TCC\)\. These units need to go through a Refresh and "Digital Train" upgrades as to align with the rest of NTL's original fleet\. Historically Refresh and "Digital Train" have been separate work streams however as the scopes overlap NTL is going out to market for a supplier to merge these work streams and deliver the installation/ refresh at the winning supplier's premises\.

## Related contract awards

- [CCTV and SISS Maintenance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-29447b5b-cdea-4feb-9bc3-079e4f766e54): Northern Trains Limited
- [Glass Installation Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-06b13287-207a-404c-a3f7-a2fb1a80a149): Northern Trains Limited
- [GB-Liverpool: Allerton CCTV Upgrades Grip 5-8](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-45c4ec9c-f7a3-4a8b-81e0-03a101f13644): Northern Trains Limited

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02bdd89c-4049-472b-a914-a628009a5846-800340)