Awarded contract

Design, Removal, and Re-Livery of Locomotives

Details

Supplier(s)
AST Signs Ltd
Value
£450,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Repair and maintenance services of locomotives
Published
13 March 2026

Tender description

Design, removal and re-livery of Locomotives 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, this 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. That said, DRS intends to operate a fair process which broadly aligns with certain key aspects of the competitive flexible procedure under the PA23 and which aligns with the objectives of section 12(1)-(3) of the PA23. ## Contract award Title: Design, Removal and Re-livery of Locomotives

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date9 March 2026
  2. Completed: Award published13 March 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

Direct Rail Services Limited is a rail freight operator and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Nuclear Transport Solutions has been its parent organisation since 2021. Government Commercial Agency agreements are available to its companies where appropriate. The company belongs to the Shared Services Alliance for collaborative procurement.

Nuclear Transport Solutions keeps no preferred supplier list.

Over the past 5 years, most of Direct Rail Services Limited's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, agricultural machinery and software and information systems.

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