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title: "Crane Operations and Maintenance Services Contract"
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# Crane Operations and Maintenance Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/crane-operations-and-maintenance-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Direct Rail Services Limited: "Crane Operations and Maintenance Services Contract". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Direct Rail Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited-GB-PPON-PNBJ-7645-CMHD)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of cranes
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/crane-operations-and-maintenance-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/crane-operations-and-maintenance-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1d#tl-md)

## Description
This PME document in relation to the Crane Operations & Maintenance Services Contract. 
DRS are currently developing the sourcing strategy and want to test some of our assumptions and understanding with the market to ensure that we offer an opportunity that is of interest and one that you feel you would be comfortable in responding to in the future.
Please use the following link for Atamis - https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome 
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 50531400

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 30/08/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079426-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-03T15:02:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T02:30:24.659Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ee1d