Published date: 27 November 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: 22 January 2020

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

BIP449802432

Published date

27 November 2019

Closing date

22 January 2020

Contract start date

3 February 2020

Contract end date

31 August 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 primary objective of this project is to create a suite of pantograph gauges that can be used in the compatibility assessment of rolling stock/pantographs on different routes. In doing so the project will enable the rail industry to introduce/cascade rolling stock in a quicker and more cost-effective manner and additionally, knowledge developed in doing so could lead to improvements in pantograph/OCL system performance.

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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

Tim Batkin

Address

1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425300

Email

timothy.batkin@rssb.co.uk