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title: "RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties"
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# RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-for-provision-of-terminal-ground-staff-train-driver-duties-ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Direct Rail Services Limited: "RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 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:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Supply services of personnel including temporary staff, Support services for railway transport
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-for-provision-of-terminal-ground-staff-train-driver-duties-ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8`

## 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/rfi-for-provision-of-terminal-ground-staff-train-driver-duties-ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8#tl-md)

## Description
To support our Intermodal rail services NTS is currently seeking to understand the capabilities of the market for the provision of competent personnel for the following requirements:
• Competent personnel to perform ground staff duties covering Train Preparation, Shunting and Driver Operator duties at various rail terminals
• Competent personnel ad-hoc hire of Mainline Train Driver duties throughout the UK.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63711000, 79620000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F044897-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-15T12:13:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T08:43:14.563Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0699f8