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Direct Rail Services Limited tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Direct Rail Services Limited, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

Direct Rail Services Limited currently has 5 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 9 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Transport & Logistics, Facilities Management and IT & Software. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

5
Live tenders
37
Tenders (12 mo)
9
Awarded contracts
84
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Direct Rail Services Limited buys

Transport & Logistics44%
Facilities Management35%
IT & Software8%
Construction & Works8%
Security Services5%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£366k
Median contract value
£733k
Average value
£2m
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 4 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

Direct Rail Services Limited procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Live now

Live Direct Rail Services Limited tenders

Leasing of Rail Locomotives

Carlisle£55,000,000Deadline 26 Dec 2031

Leasing of Rail Wagons

Carlisle£3,000,000Deadline 10 Apr 2030

Leasing of Rail Wagons

Carlisle£10,000,000Deadline 10 Apr 2030

Leasing of Wagons - DPS Registration

EnglandDeadline 10 Apr 2030
Contract awards

Recent awards by Direct Rail Services Limited

  • Removal and Fitment of Class 68 and 88 Locomotive Windscreens

  • Associated Rewinds (Ireland) Limited
    26 May 2026

    Supply of Class 66 Traction Motors - UTEX/Service Exchange Model

  • AST Signs Ltd
    £420,0009 Mar 2026

    Design, Removal, and Re-Livery of Locomotives

  • Provision of a Fleet and Asset Management System

  • Johnsons Workwear
    £200,00011 Nov 2024

    The Provision of a Rental & Laundry Service for Rail Approved Hi-Vis garments

  • ARLINGTON FLEET SERVICES LIMITED
    £312,50028 May 2021

    General Repair of PFA Wagons

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Direct Rail Services Limited

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About Direct Rail Services Limited procurement

Direct Rail Services Limited is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Direct Rail Services Limited's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 84 procurement notices from Direct Rail Services Limited, including 9 awarded contracts. They issued 37 new notices in the past 12 months, with 5 tenders currently open for bids.

What Direct Rail Services Limited procures

Direct Rail Services Limited's procurement activity covers Transport & Logistics, Facilities Management, IT & Software and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 4 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £366k, with an average of £733k. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £2m.

How to find Direct Rail Services Limited tenders

TenderSignal aggregates Direct Rail Services Limited's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans England, Carlisle, North West, UK. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Direct Rail Services Limited and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

Direct Rail Services Limited tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Direct Rail Services Limited tenders?

Every Direct Rail Services Limited notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does Direct Rail Services Limited have any contracts open now?

Yes. Direct Rail Services Limited has 5 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Direct Rail Services Limited contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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