AwardedAwarded 27 March 2026

Provision of a Fleet and Asset Management System

Direct Rail Services Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Direct Rail Services Limited awarded IT and software work to NTT DATA Business Solutions Limited on 27 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £2,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 April 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.

What the notice says

DRS has awarded a contract for the provision of a Fleet and Asset Management System for its rail division. Further details of the tender can be found by searching C28606 on the Atamis procurement platform. 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, the 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. Finance Note: The total contract value has been estimated based on the maximum allowable contract duration, with an inclusion for contingency.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
NTT DATA Business Solutions Limited
3 bids received
—
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
NTT DATA Business Solutions Limited
3 bids received
£1,500,000
Awarded 24 February 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 065257-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 065275-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 080312-2025
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 080631-2025
  5. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 016478-2026
  6. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 030395-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

19

Awards

4

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

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    £350mframework ceiling
  3. Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System

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    £200kestimated
  4. Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazine

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    Closing soon11 hours left

    £1.6mestimated
  5. Fleet Management System

    North East Derbyshire District CouncilEast MidlandsIT services and software, Vehicles and fleet

    Closing soon11 hours leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated

From notice 065257-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 14 October 2025, last updated 1 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.