Published date: 1 February 2021

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: 5 March 2021, 3pm

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

BIP565661549

Published date

1 February 2021

Closing date

5 March 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

19 April 2021

Contract end date

7 January 2022

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

This project aims to provide the GB rail industry with guidance and evidence on suitable low adhesion driving policies, to enable a more consistent and effective approach on traction and braking under low adhesion conditions, facilitating an improvement in safe performance.
The project shall identify how drivers can make best use of available on-train equipment, producing separate guidance and evidence for:
•Train Operating Companies (TOCs)
•Freight Operating Companies (FOCs)
•On-track machine (OTM) operators
To support the above, the project shall also evaluate the intended and actual use of existing in-cab low adhesion warning lights, to propose the ideal driver and vehicle response, helping inform appropriate driving policies

More information

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Additional text

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.

PLEASE NOTE A supplier engagement meeting has been arranged for 11 February 2021 at 14:00 - 15:30. The meeting will be held remotely on Microsoft Teams The purpose of this meeting is to:
•Provide an overview of the project
•Provide interested suppliers an opportunity to discuss and better understand the research specification

Suppliers should be prepared to discuss the following:
•What resources and information would suppliers require, in order to deliver robust outcomes?
•What are the challenges and barriers to delivering this work? What enablers would support successful delivery of the project?

Suppliers wishing to attend the event must confirm the name and email address of all attendees to Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk by 14:00 10 February, you will then be issued with an invite to the meeting.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tanja Odinsen

Address

1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425351

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk