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1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network
Research services
Location not published
Published value
£180,000
Submission deadline 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: RSSB: "1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network". Published status: active. Published value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | RSSB | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £180,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: RSSB
Market Analytics
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Published history for RSSB. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
DGauge LtdTop vendor: 48.1% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 29 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| DGauge Ltd | 2 wins | £220,000 |
| SYSTRA Limited | 1 win | £80,000 |
| Oktra Limited | 1 win | £75,228 |
| Sotera Risk Solutions Limited | 1 win | £56,000 |
| Riskol Consulting Limited | 1 win | £26,500 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityRSSB | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST | Last source update9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationResearch services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c6e2 | ||
What is being bought
This research explores the opportunities that retrofitting modest capacity traction batteries to EMUs present to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./BDVX695X5H
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/BDVX695X5H
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £180,000
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST - Status changed to active
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST - Official notice release published
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST - Submission deadline changed to 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST - Buyer information updated
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£180,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST - Submission deadline
12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
RSSB
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVGN-9767-BLPTDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST
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