✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 7 Oct 2026, 12:11.
Opportunity overview
Request for Information for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services.
Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Classification
CPV60200000 — Railway transport services
CPV63711000 — Support services for railway transport
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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PME for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services.
Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Due
22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
094593-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
094593-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement for emergency rolling-stock recovery, re-railing and wheel-skating services for Direct Rail Services Limited. This is a request for information (RFI), not an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to specialist rail incident-response, recovery and re-railing providers. Supplier selection and tender requirements are not yet stated.
Key points identified
Service scopeEmergency rolling stock recovery, re-railing and wheel-skating servicesEvidence: Title: "PME for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services"; description: "Request for Information for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services."
RFI response channelAtamis portalEvidence: Description: "Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal"
Supplier requirementsUnknownEvidence: No supplier capability, accreditation, insurance, experience or personnel requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
91% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage market engagement for emergency rolling-stock recovery, re-railing and wheel-skating services for Direct Rail Services Limited. This is a request for information (RFI), not an open tender.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to specialist rail incident-response, recovery and re-railing providers. Supplier selection and tender requirements are not yet stated.
Key deliverables
Emergency rolling-stock recovery services
Re-railing services
Wheel-skating services
Response to the RFI through the Atamis portal
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service scope
99% confidence
Emergency rolling stock recovery, re-railing and wheel-skating services
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Title: "PME for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services"; description: "Request for Information for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services."
RFI response channel
99% confidence
Atamis portal
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Description: "Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal"
Supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown
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No supplier capability, accreditation, insurance, experience or personnel requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_sme is not stated.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_vcse is not stated.
Geographic eligibility
96% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied buyer location is Carlisle, but no supplier eligibility geography is stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative total value
98% confidence
Up to GBP 500,000
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process.value_max: 500000; currency: GBP.
Contract value structure
99% confidence
Unknown
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No lot value, pricing model, payment terms or contract duration is supplied.
Delivery
Service delivery location
97% confidence
Unknown
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Carlisle (CA6 4SJ) is identified as the buyer location only; no service delivery location is stated.
Contract start and end dates
99% confidence
Unknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Response or recovery times
98% confidence
Unknown
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The notice identifies emergency services but gives no response-time or mobilisation requirement.
display_status: "upcoming"; stage/source_status: "planning"; notice_type: "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender".
Engagement type
99% confidence
Request for Information (RFI)
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Description: "Request for Information".
RFI submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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submission_deadline is null and no deadline is provided in the supplied description.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Lot structure
98% confidence
One planning-stage lot is recorded; no lot title or description is provided.
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One lot (lot_id "1") is supplied with status "planning" and null title/description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Early-stage scope risk
99% confidence
The requirement is at RFI/market-engagement stage, so final scope, contract terms and supplier selection criteria are unknown.
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Notice type is preliminary market engagement and the process is in planning status.
Tender timetable risk
99% confidence
No RFI deadline, tender date or contract dates are supplied.
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submission_deadline, tender_start_at, contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Commercial uncertainty
98% confidence
Only a maximum value is supplied; pricing model, duration and lot value are unknown.
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value_max is GBP 500,000; no further commercial fields are supplied.
Operational requirement uncertainty
97% confidence
Emergency response expectations, coverage area, asset types and mobilisation requirements are not stated.
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The supplied description names the services but provides no operational specification.
ProcuraAxis analysis supplements, but does not replace, the original notice and tender documents. Always verify eligibility, deadlines and commercial terms with the issuing authority.
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