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PME for 115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:16.

Opportunity overview

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, understand market capability, and inform any potential future procurement strategy. Link to document and PME - https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Classification

  • CPV34621100 — Railway freight wagons

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-06ef40
Main Procurement Category
goods
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Added link to PME
Id
082509-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34621100
Description
Railway freight wagons

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)
Due
8 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082509-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Sept 2026, 10:44
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

Name
Stephen Tomassen

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

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 082500-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 082509-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·