Published date: 21 June 2022

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 July 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP699555120

Published date

21 June 2022

Closing date

22 July 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

1 November 2023

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

Building upon previous research, this project will provide the GB rail industry with:
•A greater understanding of the impact of railhead and wheelset contamination on different types of track circuit reliability; and the effects on risk and train service performance
•An improved insight into the management and interlocking performance of track circuits
•An improved understanding of the impact of operational planning and mitigations on reducing WSTCFs
The project shall source and analyse operational, rolling stock and infrastructure data for 4 - 6 case study lines. Experimental testing shall also be undertaken to assess the influence of wheelset contamination on track circuit 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

Tanja Odinsen

Address

The Helicon, 1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425300

Email

Tanja.Odinsen@rssb.co.uk