Published date: 3 December 2020

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: 15 January 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP549783932

Published date

3 December 2020

Closing date

15 January 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

8 February 2021

Contract end date

3 September 2021

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 aim of T1233 is to establish appropriate air quality targets for the rail industry, by defining the level of pollutant concentrations to be achieved at various locations across the network by a specific time. This will be achieved through the following tasks:
1.Collate existing knowledge of pollutant concentrations and exposure in indoor and outdoor settings at various locations within the rail network and quantify the amount of exposure at these locations.
2.Review the existing guidance and standards around air quality that may be applied to rail.
3.Review existing primary research on what the health effects of pollutant concentration are in rail.
4.Understand how air quality may naturally change over time with and without any mitigating measures.
5.Based on the above, establish an agreed methodology and set suitable targets for the respective locations across the rail network to improve air quality and an appropriate timeline against which the targets can be achieved.

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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

1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425351

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk