Portfolio / Direx Solutions MENA
A Renewable Vision Group venture · Mobility & DeploymentDirex Solutions MENA is the Saudi arm of Direx Solutions, a global transport and mobility advisory firm with more than 20 years of experience from offices in London, Dubai, Sydney and Toronto. Infrastructure and vehicles can be built and bought quickly, operational success is where projects are won or lost, and that is Direx's domain.
From strategy and tender through delivery and handover, Direx supports transport authorities and operators to procure, operate and develop with confidence.
Transport-sector strategies and future operating models for authorities and operators.
Technical and commercial advisor across the tender lifecycle, from documents to award.
Transition plans to electric and hydrogen buses, with feasibility studies.
Reference designs for bus depots and charging infrastructure, safety and sustainability built in.
Vehicle technical specifications, total-cost-of-ownership modelling, and supply management.
Operational and maintenance performance reviews, international benchmarking, improvement roadmaps.
Support through the transition to operations, training, knowledge transfer, and handover.
Stage 01
Infrastructure and fleets are built and bought, often in record time.
Direx
Deliberate planning, precise specifications, and a managed transition to full operations.
Stage 03
Reliable, efficient, sustainable operations that deliver the intended outcomes.
Real Direx engagements supporting Saudi Arabia's transport transformation, from intercity coaches to Makkah operations and NEOM.
Nesma (Saudi) & TCC (Spain) alliance
Strategic technical and commercial review of the alliance business plan, maintenance and depot operations, routing, scheduling and organisation, delivered by an integrated team of seven consultants across the tender cycle.
Outcome
The alliance won the contract to supply, operate and maintain 400 buses over 10 years, one of the largest public-transport contracts in the region.
General Authority for Transport, Moventis alliance
Overall strategic direction and operating concept, fleet specifications and procurement, station infrastructure, localisation and environmental strategy, demand and financial modelling, and the full tender submission.
Outcome
The alliance won a 10-year contract worth more than €500 million, among the largest intercity contracts in the region and squarely aligned with Vision 2030.
Tier-1 international infrastructure firms
A trusted partner within a consortium of world-class consulting and infrastructure firms, advising on the design of a next-generation, zero-emission, multimodal mobility system.
Outcome
The engagement affirms Direx's position as a trusted partner in the Kingdom's largest strategic transformation programmes.
Bus, rail and zero-emission engagements across five continents — from Makkah and NEOM to Toronto, Sydney and Jakarta. Select a marker, or a project below, to see the scope behind it.
Middle East · 11
Asia-Pacific · 9
Europe / UK · 8
Americas · 7
Africa · 1
Direx works alongside leading transport authorities, operators and advisory firms — from the Kingdom's royal commissions to global metro and bus networks across five continents.
Vision 2030
From NEOM and Qiddiya to the Riyadh Metro and expanded city networks ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia is building one of the world's largest transport pipelines, and Direx brings two decades of international delivery to it.
$147B+
Saudi transport & new-city pipeline
SAR 60B
Eastern Province transport market
76
Intercity routes advised
200
Cities & municipalities served
The team has real operational experience, having led executive roles at major transport authorities and operators worldwide.
Fifteen-plus years across regulatory frameworks, operating models and labour dynamics in transport markets globally.
Hands-on senior consultants on every engagement, not junior staff, collaborating with leading operators across continents.
Integrated delivery from strategic conception and tender through operations, transition and handover.
