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Crane Operations and Maintenance Services Contract

Direct Rail Services Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Direct Rail Services Limited has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £3,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for similar contracts in this region (from 1286 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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 in responding to in the future. Please use the following link for Atamis - 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 Digital Platform. By doing so, it does not become a public authority and DRS reserve the right to deviate from the PA23 at its discretion but will preserve the principles of fairness and transparency.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079425-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 079426-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

14

Awards

4

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 079425-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 December 2025, last updated 3 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.