Official UK procurement notice
1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£180,000≈ £180k / year · £216,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2026awarded 17 Sept 2026
Awarded to Andromeda Engineering Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 13 Sept 2027 · starts 14 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£180,000
What it takes to wini
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology: 30%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise: 30%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 20%
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 10%
- W6 Cost of project: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities
- W6 Cost of project
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
1049366347 T1418- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064434- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published107 days ago9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BST
- Clarification questions by79 days ago5 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline72 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by53 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts40 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent31 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published30 days ago23 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 06:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 14:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £180,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 108 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andromeda Engineering Ltd6 Oct 2026 – 5 Oct 2027 | £180,000 | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Andromeda Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender