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Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance[E13]

Carlisle, United KingdomDirect Rail Services Limited[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Not stated
Published 23 Oct 2026.
Value: GBP 500,000
Buyer: Direct Rail Services LimitedSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Expected deadline: Not stated
Value[E14]: GBP 500,000
Published[E11]: 23 Oct 2026
Procedure: Not stated
Source: UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 12 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: UK, United Kingdom.[E7]
ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E9]
DetailLot 1 runs from 10 May 2027 to 9 May 2031.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E10]
UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document 100570-2026

Evidence

14 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Direct Rail Services Limited.
Document 100570-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 35120000 (Surveillance and security systems and devices).
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under CPV 32323500 (Video-surveillance system).
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Lot 1 runs from 10 May 2027 to 9 May 2031.
“2027-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 to 2031-05-09T23:59:59+01:00”
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.
Document 100570-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome”
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: UK, United Kingdom.
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
“sme: true”
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.
Document 100570-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.
“2026-10-23T14:36:49+01:00”
Document 100570-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice is titled "Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance".
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The stated value is GBP 500,000 excluding VAT.
“500000 GBP”
Document 100570-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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