Published date: 6 July 2021

Last edited date: 29 July 2021

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: 3 August 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP607764049

Published date

6 July 2021

Closing date

3 August 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

13 September 2021

Contract end date

11 March 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

NOTE: This notice was updated on 29 July 2021 for the following reason: The deadline for tender submission is extended to 13 August 2021.(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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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

Agnes Guedj

Address

1 South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
UK

Telephone

02031425351

Email

agnes.guedj@rssb.co.uk