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Published 17 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST
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1067273293 T1419 Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance

Official notice
Authority:RSSB(Public Body)
services
Below threshold - open competition
Below threshold
SME suitable
Published estimate
£80,000
≈ £106,976 / year
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
24d 21h leftTypical competition: 3 bidsThis authority · all categories · 24 months · n=9 bid reports
Clarification Cut-Off
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
9 months
Starts 9 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: RSSB: "1067273293 T1419 Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance". Published status: active. Published value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: rssb.delta-esourcing.com.

Official Requirement Description:

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research to develop neuroinclusive principles that support train driver performance. The project will examine how train driver training, development, competence management and related workplace activities can be designed and delivered in a more neuroinclusive way, while maintaining safety-critical competence requirements. The research will consider current industry practice, barriers experienced by neurodivergent drivers, practical adjustments and inclusive design approaches, and how these can be implemented consistently across the rail industry. The scope includes passenger, freight and On-Track Machine drivers and focuses on non-driving activities such as training, briefings, feedback, competence assessments and related workplace environments. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./5MU3T69P75 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5MU3T69P75

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot #1
    Lot 1
    active
    Published value£80,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    9 Nov 2026 — 8 Aug 2027 (9 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Turnover benchmark:
    ~£213,952/yr

Published award criteria & contract terms

From this notice
Only criteria and terms published on this notice. Conditions of participation in the tender pack are not inferred.
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 160
Price: 40
Published as relative weights, not percentage points.
Published sub-criteria
  • W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology — 35
  • W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise — 25
  • W4 Project management: Planning and engagement — 15
  • W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities — 5
  • W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology — 35
  • W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise — 25
  • W4 Project management: Planning and engagement — 15
  • W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities — 5
  • W6 Cost of project — 20
  • W6 Cost of project — 20
Published terms
Contract duration9 months

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How RSSB buys Research services (CPV 7311) — and who usually turns up

RSSB’s own published record, next to the Greater London market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

1

How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

RSSB

contract notices in 36 months: 55 in CPV 7311 · 55 in division 73 · 58 in all categories

Bids per lot4CPV 7311 · 36m · n=9 lots
Single-bid lots11%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=9 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 7311 · 36m · n=9 pairs
Deadline → award21dCPV 7311 · 36m · n=6 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=77 notices
Awarded without competition0%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=55 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=9
  • 1 bid 11%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 56%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 4 · 9 lots on 9 contested notices · CPV 7311.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=9
  • Below estimate 22%
  • Within ±2% 78%
  • Above estimate 0%

9 lot pairs · CPV 7311.

The market · authority’s region

Greater London · Research services (CPV 7311)

contract notices delivered in Greater London in 36 months: 40 in CPV 7311 (27 contested) · 144 in division 73 (114 contested) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot5CPV 7311 · 36m · n=11 lots
Single-bid lots27%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=11 lots
Award vs estimate1% belowCPV 7311 · 36m · n=9 pairs
Deadline → award25dCPV 7311 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders68%division 73 · 36m · n=5 lots
Winners based in the region62%CPV 7311 · 36m · n=21 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=11
  • 1 bid 27%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 27%
  • 7+ 45%

Median 5 · 11 lots on 10 contested notices · CPV 7311.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=9
  • Below estimate 44%
  • Within ±2% 56%
  • Above estimate 0%

9 lot pairs · CPV 7311.

robust · n=9 Awards in RSSB (CPV 7311, n=9 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £80,000 that is about £80,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54
Procurement Act 2023
Procurement categoryservices
Notice statusOpen for tenderProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published17 Sept 2026, 13:31 BSTLast source update17 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST
Classification (CPV)Research services
Delivery areaLocation not published
Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-077464

How to participate & submission route

Official notice
Submit via Delta eSourcing
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Public portal access
Online submission allowed
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & Registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
From official release
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST
  2. Clarification deadline
    28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Awards (0)No award published
Contracts (0)No contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 lines · 1 source events
  1. Official notice release published
    17 Sept 2026, 13:31 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RSSB

Contracting authority
Public Body
GB-PPON-PVGN-9767-BLPT
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Official Documents & Specifications (1)

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