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Class 68/88 Locomotive Windscreen Fitment

Buyer: Direct Rail Services Limited →

BuyerDirect Rail Services Limited
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£50,000
Published10 Mar 2026

What is being bought

The contracting authority (DRS) is seeking a competent and experienced supplier to provide removal and fitment services for windscreens on their Class 68 and 88 Locomotives. DRS is, on a voluntary basis, operating under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) for this procurement and is therefore advertising this opportunity on the Central Digital Platform. By doing so, it does not become a public authority and DRS reserve the right to deviate from the PA23 at its discretion but will preserve the principles of fairness and transparency. The RFI document can be found on our Atamis Portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome Atamis Reference: C29511

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Repair and maintenance services of locomotives 50221000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 23 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Repair and maintenance services of locomotivesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Repair and maintenance services of locomotives (50221000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 506,0594 median · 21.1 average (2,233 of 6,059 with a bid count)3.5 average (2,508 of 6,059 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,0985 median · 69 average (346 of 1,098 with a bid count)7.4 average (427 of 1,098 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1893.5 median · 3.5 average (2 of 189 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 189 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to understand the market capability, experience, capacity and delivery approach, which will help shape NTS’s procurement strategy for future opportunities. The feedback received will inform NTS’s understanding of the market and enable effective planning to ensure sufficient lead time for suppliers to meet project deadlines.engagement24 Mar 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06660d
Latest release ID021239-2026
Latest release timestampTue Mar 10 2026 11:10:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£50,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Mar 2026planningUpdate021239-2026
10 Mar 2026planningUpdate021222-2026
10 Mar 2026planning021210-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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