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Premarket Engagement JNA Type Box Wagons

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 £1,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 July 2028.

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

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 potential lead times, and may be used to support the development of any future procurement strategy. Please use the following link to access documents - https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

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 082270-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 082578-2026

About the buyer

Direct Rail Services LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

14

Awards

4

Suppliers it has used most

All tenders and awards from Direct Rail Services Limited

From notice 082270-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 28 August 2026, last updated 1 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.