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Published 10 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

1065231833 Market Engagement Questionnaire for Circular Opportunities

Authority: RSSB (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£35,000£40,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 6 mostarts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Circular Opportunities in Rail is a proposed RSSB project within its Natural Environment programme, focused on identifying practical opportunities to increase circularity across the GB rail sector.

RSSB are inviting suppliers to provide a summary of their capabilities in this subject area to help us deliver a successful project. Given the envisaged scope of work, we would be pleased to receive a short response

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./74MNQ238M3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/74MNQ238M3

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 6 mo
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 — 3 May 2027 (6 mo)
73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ef

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published12 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 14:30 BST
  2. Market engagementin 3 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST1065231833 Market Engagement Questionnaire for Circular Opportunities
  3. Contract startsin 40 days
    2 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 14:30 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PVGN-9767-BLPT 25 Fenchurch Avenue,, London, London, EC3M 5AD [email protected] +44 2031425651

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure