Direct Rail Services Limited

Upcoming opportunities

• Wagon Wheelset PME - 2 Lots

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 11 Nov, 20266 daysValue £10.00mSource Find a Tender

  Documents can be found https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome Certain aspects of the ITT documentation are considered by DRS to be commercially sensitive. Access to the procurement documentation will therefore be conditional upon the relevant tenderer entering into a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) in the form pres

• RFI - Resilient Connectivity for Locomotive Operations

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 17 Nov, 202612 daysValue £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is undertaking Pre-Market Engagement (PME) to inform its procurement strategy for resilient connectivity supporting locomotive operations. The primary purpose is to understand the supply market, available contracting routes, scope packaging, commercial models, indicative whole-life cos

• PME for Satellite and Cellular Tracking System

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 16 Nov, 202611 daysValue £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  PME for Satellite and Cellular Tracking System Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

• Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 13 Nov, 20268 daysValue £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

• PME for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 22 Oct, 2026Value £500.00kSource Find a Tender

  Request for Information for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

• PME for Domestic Courier Service

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 2 Oct, 2026Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  Direct Rail Services (DRS) has requirements for domestic courier services. Domestic means the transportation between DRS depots and between DRS depots and 3rd party locations within the UK. We look for a logistic service supplier who can provide cost effective and efficient logistic solutions for our transport requirem

• Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box Wagons

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 28 Sept, 2026Value £1.00mSource Find a Tender

  Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box Wagons - This Request for Information (RFI) is a high-level market engagement exercise intended to gather insight into the industry’s ability to meet NTS’s requirements. Feedback received will help inform NTS’s understanding of market capability, indicative costs, supplier interest and

• PME for 115 x Intermodal Wagons (IKA or Equivalent)

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 8 Sept, 2026Value £5.00mSource Find a Tender

  This is a high-level market engagement exercise intended to obtain availability and indicative high-level pricing from the market. It is not a formal procurement process and does not commit NTS to award a contract or proceed with any future procurement activity. The information received will be used to support internal

• Domestic Courier Services

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 26 Jun, 2026Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  Direct Rail Services (DRS) has requirements for domestic courier services. Domestic means the transportation between DRS depots and between DRS depots and 3rd party locations within the UK. The required services are as follows: • Courier service • Pallet service • Heavy Haulage Services • Dangerous good service (Non-nu

• RFI for provision of Terminal Ground staff & Train Driver Duties

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 9 Jun, 2026Source Find a Tender

  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 term

• Locomotive and Wagon Tyre Turning Services

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 7 Apr, 2026Value £1.20mSource Find a Tender

  The contracting authority (DRS) are seeking to contract with a supplier who is able to provide tyre turning services for their fleet of wagons and locomotives, including but not limited to: • Pre-tyre turning inspection and confirmation of scope in line with NTS control documentation. • Tyre Turning on a wheel lathe •

• Class 68/88 Locomotive Windscreen Fitment

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 24 Mar, 2026Value £50.00kSource Find a Tender

  The contracting authority (DRS) is seeking a competent and experienced supplier to provide removal and fitment services for windscreens on their Class 68 and 88 Locomotives. DRS is, on a voluntary basis, operating under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) for this procurement and is therefore advertising this opportunity o

• Traction Motors (Class 66)

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 9 Feb, 2026Value £300.00kSource Find a Tender

  Traction Motors (Class 66) pre market engagement

• Crane Operations and Maintenance Services Contract

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 6 Jan, 2026Value £3.00mSource Find a Tender

  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

• Locomotive Wrap design, Removal and Re-livery of Class 68 and 88 Fleet

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 20 Nov, 2025Source Find a Tender

  Locomotive Wrap Design, Removal and Re-livery of Class 68 and 88 Fleet over a three-year programme. Atamis login - 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 Di

• Rail Fleet & Asset Management System

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 21 Nov, 2025Value £1.50mSource Find a Tender

  DRS is undertaking a strategic transformation of its rail fleet and asset management system in anticipation of the Maximo contract ending in November 2026. The current system, Maximo 7.6, is underutilised, with less than 20% of its functionality actively used and it presents ongoing challenges. As part of this process,

• Rail Management Software

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 2 Jun, 2025Value £210.00kSource Find a Tender

  Rail Management Software DRS are seeking to procure an off-the-shelf IT solution, covering : 1. Locomotives; 2. Wagons; 3. Maintenance; and 4. Traincrew planning along our value chain. to enable a dynamic planning process across all assets (drivers, locomotives, wagons), train paths, and maintenance to deliver optimise

• Rail Management Software

  Location: North West

  UpcomingEngagement closes 2 Jun, 2025Value £210.00kSource Find a Tender

  Rail Management Software DRS are seeking to procure an off-the-shelf IT solution, covering : 1. Locomotives; 2. Wagons; 3. Maintenance; and 4. Traincrew planning along our value chain. to enable a dynamic planning process across all assets (drivers, locomotives, wagons), train paths, and maintenance to deliver optimise