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title: "Leasing of Rail Locomotives"
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# Leasing of Rail Locomotives

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leasing-of-rail-locomotives-ocds-h6vhtk-042c09). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Direct Rail Services Limited: "Leasing of Rail Locomotives". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £55,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Dec 2031, 18:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.directrailservices.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 1892 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Direct Rail Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited-coh-03020822)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £55,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 December 2031 at 18:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Locomotive tenders, Rail locomotives and tenders
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leasing-of-rail-locomotives-ocds-h6vhtk-042c09#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042c09`

## 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/leasing-of-rail-locomotives-ocds-h6vhtk-042c09#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [directrailservices.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.directrailservices.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leasing-of-rail-locomotives-ocds-h6vhtk-042c09#participate

## Description
Leasing of Rail Locomotives

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34610000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £55,000,000
- **Description:** This Dynamic Purchasing System has been developed to provide a compliant route to market to lease all Rail Locomotives required by Direct Rail Services both present and future state. This enables the Contracting Authority to lease all kinds of Locomo...
- **Contract Period:** 27/12/2023 to 26/12/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000802-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-10T13:56:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:12:56.223Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042c09