Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-c839-708e-b6e4-20c6d3556658/pme-for-domestic-courier-service pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PME for Domestic Courier Service [Direct Rail Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited) Estimated value £200,000 Published 22 Sept 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Direct Rail Services (DRS) has requirements for domestic courier services. Domestic means the transportation between DRS depots and between DRS depots and 3rd party locations within the UK. We look for a logistic service supplier who can provide cost effective and efficient logistic solutions for our transport requirement, including potential shuttle service between DRS depots, and ad hoc service for any urgent delivery and the delivery to / from our suppliers, where required. The required ad hoc services are as follows: - Parcels - Pallets - Oversized cargo - Dangerous good service (Non-nuclear materials) DRS is currently seeking to understand the capabilities of the market for this requirement. ## CPV classification Road transport services Courier services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077706-2026-09-22T09:23:06+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077706-2026-09-22T09:23:06+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Direct Rail Services Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/direct-rail-services-limited) [Sector More Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Dowóz dzieci niepełnosprawnych do i z jednostek oświatowych na terenie Gminy Miejskiej Kraków w 2027 roku · Miejskie Centrum Obsługi Oświaty w Krakowie · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7429-7311-9629-3bcd53818bc7/poland-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-dowoz-dzieci-niepel) [Public road transport services – Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών \[αστικών / υπεραστικών\] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ 35 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7386-725f-9e3d-7aac2f9800da/greece-public-road-transport-services-diakiriksi-anoiktou-dimosioy-diaghonismo) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Freigestellter Schülerverkehr 2026 - Los 1 (32 Teillose) · Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald - Der Landrat · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-705c-730e-9638-a182878a38db/germany-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-freigestellter-sch) [Aerial and related services – Flugzieldarstellung Learjet · Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6734-7381-b767-cb7cf02aaa43/germany-aerial-and-related-services-flugzieldarstellung-learjet) [Shipping operations – Prestations de collecte en mer et de transfert des sargasses fraîches, sur le territoire de la Martinique · GIP Sargasses - Prévention et Gestion des Sargasses en Martinique · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-72d9-7111-963d-9bc3b2beabd5/france-shipping-operations-prestations-de-collecte-en-mer-et-de-transfert-de) [Public road transport services – 6. Vergabeverfahren 2026 (Regiobus Hall) · Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7c7c-7368-b04d-958583e4e9fa/austria-public-road-transport-services-6-vergabeverfahren-2026-regiobus-ha)