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Direct Rail Services Limited

Find a Tender identifier: GB-PPON-PNBJ-7645-CMHD · Carlisle, UKD12, GB

Procurement processes14
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements4
Signed contracts1
Avg. awarded suppliers1
Avg. reported bids2
Highest reported bids3
Bid-count coverage3 of 14

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£27,850,000
Average published value (GBP)£1,989,286
Signed contract value (GBP)£1,800,000

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Not published
8
Open procedure
4
Below threshold - open competition
1
Competitive flexible procedure
1

Top categories

Not published in the retained notices.

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Design, Removal, and Re-Livery of Locomotives3£420,000complete
Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model2£500,000complete
Removal and Fitment of Class 68 and 88 Locomotive Windscreens1£60,000complete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
AST Signs Ltd1£450,000
Associated Rewinds (Ireland) Limited1£395,000
PSV Glass & Glazing Limited1£60,000
NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
Provision of a Fleet and Asset Management Systemcomplete15 Dec 2025£2,000,000
Design, Removal, and Re-Livery of Locomotivescomplete6 Feb 2026£420,000
Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Modelcomplete27 Apr 2026£500,000
Removal and Fitment of Class 68 and 88 Locomotive Windscreenscomplete28 May 2026£60,000
Tyre Turning ServicesClosed19 Aug 2026£1,000,000
Wagon Wheelset Overhaul (ITT)Closed25 Aug 2026£14,200,000
Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box WagonsplanningNot published£1,000,000
PME for 115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)planningNot published£5,000,000
Domestic Courier ServicesplanningNot published£200,000
RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver DutiesplanningNot published£0
Class 68/88 Locomotive Windscreen FitmentplanningNot published£50,000
Crane Operations and Maintenance Services ContractplanningNot published£3,000,000
Rail Management SoftwareplanningNot published£210,000
Rail Management SoftwareplanningNot published£210,000

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.