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title: "Seasonal Operations and Maintenance Support"
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# Seasonal Operations and Maintenance Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-operations-and-maintenance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Direct Rail Services Limited: "Seasonal Operations and Maintenance Support". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: sharedsystems.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Direct Rail Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited-coh-03020822)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway engineering services, Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment, Support services for railway transport
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-operations-and-maintenance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1`

## 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/seasonal-operations-and-maintenance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sharedsystems.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsharedsystems.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D13280%26B%3DSELLAFIELD)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-operations-and-maintenance-support-ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1#participate

## Description
DRS is seeking input from potential suppliers to support our contract with Network Rail for the in-season operation, replenishment and maintenance of Rail Head Treatment Trains) RHTT and maintenance of Snowplough equipment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34621000, 63711000, 71311230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DRS is seeking input from potential suppliers to support our contract with Network Rail for the in-season operation, replenishment and maintenance of Rail Head Treatment Trains) RHTT and maintenance of Snow Plough equipment.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001147-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-20T12:10:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:32:21.930Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028bd1