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Design, Removal, and Re-Livery of Locomotives

Direct Rail Services Limited · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 20:52.

Opportunity overview

Design, removal and re-livery of Locomotives 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, and does not purport to be, subject to UK procurement legislation. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenderers are put on notice that the publication of this document and any other document that relates to this Procurement (including the relevant tender notice) is published voluntarily and nothing in this document, or any other document that DRS publishes in relation to this Procurement, should be construed as purporting to give rise to rights or obligations under UK procurement legislation. That said, DRS intends to operate a fair process which broadly aligns with certain key aspects of the competitive flexible procedure under the PA23 and which aligns with the objectives of section 12(1)-(3) of the PA23.

Awarded to

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AST Signs Ltd

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Published award value
£450k
Awarded
9 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PRJP-9479-MJLW
Location
Penrith, UKD12, CA11 9FB, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C29087
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Direct Rail Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PNBJ-7645-CMHD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBJ-7645-CMHD

Address

Street Address
Regents Court, Baron Way
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA6 4SJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD12

Contact

Name
Sian Young

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
AST Signs Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PRJP-9479-MJLW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRJP-9479-MJLW

Address

Street Address
Greenbank RD
Locality
Penrith
Postal Code
CA11 9FB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Design, Removal and Re-livery of Locomotives
Status
pending
Date
9 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
13 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50221000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of locomotives

Value

Including VAT
540,000
Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRJP-9479-MJLW
Name
AST Signs Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023080-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Mar 2026, 14:51
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Carlisle · UKD12 · CA6 4SJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 000943-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 023080-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·