Procurement Process
Learn about our procurement process and upcoming opportunities
Procurement at Northern is conducted and facilitated by a central department, which enables the end-to-end process for all third-party-provided common goods and services and civil works.
As a public body, we are bound to abide by Public Procurement Regulations, specifically the Procurement Act 2023 regulations that came into force on 24 February 2025.
Northern Trains procurement policy
It's our policy to procure all goods and services in a fair, transparent and ethical way and comply with all required regulations and legislation. View Northern's procurement policy here.
Improving our procurement process
We’ve already taken primary actions to improve our procurement practice and clearly demonstrate our commitment to improving supplier relationships:
- a review of purchase-to-pay processes and implementation of COUPA
- the development of a strategic sourcing process to manage commercial activity consistently
- a review of our qualification and assurance processes
- a refresh of our standard suite of contracts.
Procurement support
Procurement is the first point of contact for all procurement enquiries. To find out more please email procurement@northernrailway.co.uk.
We are committed to making visible our work pipeline to all its suppliers and recognise that providing our suppliers with visibility of our future procurement requirements creates a basis on which to plan their business, the ability to recruit, develop, and retain staff with the skills necessary to support our demands, and the knowledge to support investment decisions in plant and equipment, and innovation.
- Download our Procurement Pipeline document for Construction opportunities.
- Download our Procurement Pipeline document for Goods and Services opportunities.
Tendering activities are conducted electronically via our e-tendering platform, Delta to register please see the instructions under Becoming a Supplier.
A list of current market engagements can be found on the Central Digital Platform
Our contracts have been developed to provide an appropriate balance and allocation for contractual responsibilities and risk between parties.
Download a copy of the Northern standard PO terms and conditions under which we operate.
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