Published date: 2 September 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP426214407

Published date

2 September 2019

Closing date

30 September 2019

Contract start date

4 November 2019

Contract end date

30 April 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The scope of the RSSB Air Quality Steering Group covers all locations on the GB rail network including stations, depots and onboard trains. In Great Britain, there is little evidence available on the levels of harmful pollutants inside passenger and driver spaces on trains. However, it is recognised that other passenger modes such as travelling in road vehicles can expose the travellers to high levels of harmful pollutants. This project will enable the level of exposure to rail passengers and crew to be understood and a comparison to be made with other modes; and produce a recommendation

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tanja Odinsen

Address

1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425351

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk