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Direct Rail Services Limited

Published procurement activity · 17 tenders

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Direct Rail Services Limited

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Published identifier
GB-PPON PNBJ-7645-CMHD
Address
Carlisle, UKD12, CA6 4SJ, United Kingdom
First notice
28 May 2025
Latest notice
7 Oct 2026
Find a Tender
All tenders17£31.3mCombined published value
Open7£12.5mCombined published value
Closed2£15.2mCombined published value
Awarded4£2.7mCombined published value
Cancelled0—No published tender values
ISSUED TENDERS

17 tenders

All · 17Open · 7Closed · 2Awarded · 4Cancelled · 0

PME for Domestic Courier Service

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has requirements for domestic courier services. Domestic means the transportation between DRS depots and between DRS depots and 3rd party locations within the UK. We look for a logistic service supplier who can provide cost effective and efficient logistic solutions for our transport requirement, inclu

Sources Find a TenderPublished 22 Sept 2026Reference 089420-2026Sector 60100000 — Road transport services
£200kEstimated value

Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box Wagons

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box Wagons - This Request for Information (RFI) is a high-level market engagement exercise intended to gather insight into the industry’s ability to meet NTS’s requirements. Feedback received will help inform NTS’s understanding of market capability, indicative costs, supplier interest and potential

Sources Find a TenderPublished 1 Sept 2026Reference 082578-2026Sector 34621100 — Railway freight wagons
£1mEstimated value

PME for 115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

This is a high-level market engagement exercise intended to obtain availability and indicative high-level pricing from the market. It is not a formal procurement process and does not commit NTS to award a contract or proceed with any future procurement activity. The information received will be used to support internal planning,

Sources Find a TenderPublished 1 Sept 2026Reference 082509-2026Sector 34621100 — Railway freight wagons
£5mEstimated value

Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) on the basis that, operating commercially, it is not a public authority, nor does it carry out any utility activ

Sources Find a TenderPublished 30 Jul 2026Reference 072043-2026
£395kProposed award value · excl. VAT£470k incl. VAT

Wagon Wheelset Overhaul (ITT)

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Wagon Wheelset Overhaul DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) on the basis that, operating commercially, it is not a public authority, nor does it carry out any utility activities. Accordingly, this Procurement is n

Sources Find a TenderPublished 24 Jul 2026Closes 25 Aug 2026Reference 070331-2026Sector 50221300 — Repair and maintenance services of locomotive wheelsets
£14.2mEstimated value

Tyre Turning Services

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Tyre Turning Services DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) on the basis that, operating commercially, it is not a public authority, nor does it carry out any utility activities. Accordingly, this Procurement is not

Sources Find a TenderPublished 20 Jul 2026Closes 19 Aug 2026Reference 068455-2026Sector 50221300 — Repair and maintenance services of locomotive wheelsets
£1mEstimated value

Removal and Fitment of Class 68 and 88 Locomotive Windscreens

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Removal and fitment services for windscreens on Class 68 and 88 Locomotives during a four (4) year contract term. DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) as they apply to a regulated below-threshold procurement, on t

Sources Find a TenderPublished 26 Jun 2026Reference 060538-2026
£60kAward value · excl. VAT£72k incl. VAT

Domestic Courier Services

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has requirements for domestic courier services. Domestic means the transportation between DRS depots and between DRS depots and 3rd party locations within the UK. The required services are as follows: • Courier service • Pallet service • Heavy Haulage Services • Dangerous good service (Non-nuclear mate

Sources Find a TenderPublished 12 Jun 2026Reference 055728-2026Sector 64120000 — Courier services
£200kEstimated value

RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties

Direct Rail Services Limited · UKD12

To support our Intermodal rail services NTS is currently seeking to understand the capabilities of the market for the provision of competent personnel for the following requirements: • Competent personnel to perform ground staff duties covering Train Preparation, Shunting and Driver Operator duties at various rail terminals • Co

Sources Find a TenderPublished 15 May 2026Reference 044897-2026Sector 63711000 — Support services for railway transport
Value not statedNo published estimate

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