Published date: 24 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 September 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£69,750

Procurement reference

BIP625282138

Published date

24 September 2021

Closing date

22 September 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

27 September 2021

Contract end date

29 April 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

The project aims to provide the GB rail industry with the necessary information to understand the possible ways forward when changes to the TSI on DAC are introduced in 2022 and the implications of each option.
To guide industry decisions on how DAC should be considered for the WAG NTSN, this research will need to identify and analyse:
•Technical and operation implications of adopting DAC (e.g. required work to fit and retrofit, new solutions unlocked by their use - e.g. information, confirmation of formation, sensing solutions) as well as of not adopting DAC (e.g. cost and availability of current couplings if EU adopts DAC, implication on international operations, implication on GB operations and alternative/future technological solutions).
•Potential strategies and associated timescales for managing the transition from conventional couplings to DAC for both new build and retro fitment in GB.
•Benefits, costs and risks for the transition options identified, including consideration of future implications in term of technology dependencies and opportunities, in particular those related to ETCS and train integrity.

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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.

Award information

Awarded date

22 September 2021

Contract start date

27 September 2021

Contract end date

29 April 2022

Total value of contract

£69,750

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Railfreight Consulting Limited

Address

Suites 12 & 13, Unit 32 Hobbs Industrial Estate
Newchapel
Lingfield
RH7 6HN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hazel Fernandes

Address

The Helicon
1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425351

Email

hazel.fernandes@rssb.co.uk