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RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties

Direct Rail Services Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 23:01.

Opportunity overview

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 • Competent personnel ad-hoc hire of Mainline Train Driver duties throughout the UK.

Classification

  • CPV63711000 — Support services for railway transport
  • CPV79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

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
ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63711000
Description
Support services for railway transport
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79620000
Description
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
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 • Competent personnel ad-hoc hire of Mainline Train Driver duties throughout the UK.
Due
9 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
044897-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 May 2026, 13:13
Format
text/html

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

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 044897-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·