Official UK procurement notice
Wagon Wheelset Overhaul (ITT)
Authority: Direct Rail Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWagon Wheelset Overhaul
DRS does not consider itself bound by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and associated procurement legislation (together the “UK procurement legislation”) on the basis that, operating commercially, it is not a public authority, nor does it carry out any utility activities. Accordingly, this Procurement is not, and does not purport to be, subject to UK procurement legislation. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenderers are put on notice that the publication of this document and any other document that relates to this Procurement (including the relevant tender notice) is published voluntarily and nothing in this document, or any other document that DRS publishes in relation to this Procurement, should be construed as purporting to give rise to rights or obligations under UK procurement legislation. That said, DRS intends to operate a fair process which broadly aligns with certain key aspects of the competitive flexible procedure under the PA23 and which aligns with the objectives of section 12(1)-(3) of the PA23.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of locomotive wheelsets
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£14,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: 60%
- Quality: 40%
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C32154- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070331- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d358Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published92 days ago24 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
- Clarification questions by67 days ago18 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline60 days ago25 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 days ago22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 14:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender