Official UK procurement notice
1047912512 2026-SUS-001 Consultancy Support for a Rail Industry Social Impact Report
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRSSB seeks to procure research consultancy support to help shape both the report itself and the underlying evidence base. The work is expected to be delivered in two linked workstreams: one focused on the structure, narrative and presentation of the report; and one focused on capturing, collating and organising data from across the rail sector.
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£35,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 5 pages]: 30%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise: 10%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 10%
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 20%
- Criterion 6: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 5 pages]
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities
- Criterion 6
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2026, 17:26 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 17:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062480- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c2cfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
2 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 17:26 BST
- Clarification questions by103 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 17:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender