Leasing of Rail Wagons
- Buyer
- Direct Rail Services Limited
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Closes
- 10 April 2030
- Where
- Carlisle, the North West
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
Direct Rail Services Limited is looking to lease rail wagons (freight or passenger train cars). This is a contract to supply and maintain leased rolling stock for rail operations, valued at around £3 million.
What the buyer wants
• Supply rail wagons available for lease over the contract term • Maintain wagons in safe, operational condition • Provide documentation and compliance with rail safety standards • Handle logistics of wagon delivery and return
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is almost certainly not open to small businesses. You will need to be an established rail leasing company with a substantial fleet of compliant wagons, significant capital, and specialist rail industry knowledge. Most tradespersons and small contractors will be completely unsuitable.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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