Published date: 30 April 2018

Last edited date: 30 April 2018

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: 27 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP312404715

Published date

30 April 2018

Closing date

27 April 2018

Contract start date

14 May 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

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

NOTE: This notice was updated on 30 April 2018 for the following reason: Please note that the deadline for submitting tenders have been extended to 02/05/18 17:00.The project aims to support the planning of rail decarbonisation, providing an outlook of future traction energy technologies, as well as the associated costs and benefits. This is planned to help support the industry in transitioning towards decarbonised traction across the network.
By developing options around technology developments, building an economic model to act as a decision support tool, and formulating a roadmap(s), this project should support the industry's transition to new forms of traction. In turn, this will support the 'Optimum Energy Use' Key Capability and complement the wider industry response to Jo Johnson's call for 'decarbonising rail'. Further details can be found in the invitation to tender documents.

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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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tanja Odinsen

Address

The Helicon
One South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425649

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk