Published date: 25 June 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: 23 July 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

BIP409579308

Published date

25 June 2019

Closing date

23 July 2019

Contract start date

15 August 2019

Contract end date

20 December 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

The GB rail industry is being called upon the replacement of all diesel-only trains by 2040 aiming to reduce carbon emissions. Currently, Hydrogen powered trains offer an attractive, lower carbon/zero carbon, alternative to the existing diesel trains.
Any new hydrogen rolling stock seeking to be introduced will face the same challenge of proving that they are safe to enter service, and the process for demonstrating this capability has yet to be defined. RSSB, as an independent body, has been approached to help develop a solution agnostic 'route map to enter service'.
The high-level objectives of this work are to:
• Inform specific design solutions of hydrogen powered trains by a sound understanding of operational considerations and safety risk
• Determining what standardisation is needed
• Clarify route to market from a safety and compatibility perspective with the GB network.


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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

02031425300

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk