Official UK procurement notice
949816391 - T1382 Analysis of air quality onboard trains Phase Two
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRSSB seeks to procure research to ascertain the air quality onboard different types of rolling stock while they are in operation. To achieve this aim, T1382 seeks to address the following research objectives:
•Expand the rail industry’s understanding of onboard air quality, covering train classes not previously tested, including different traction types
•Establish the impact of the interventions made to Class 80x trains
•Assess the viability of using handheld air quality monitoring devices for onboard air quality spot-checking in the future
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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)
- Understanding and methodology: 30%
- Experience and individual expertise: 25%
- Project management: Planning and engagement: 15%
- Project management: Risks and opportunities: 10%
- Pricing Submission: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Understanding and methodology: Long criteria description
- Experience and individual expertise: Long criteria description
- Project management: Planning and engagement: Long criteria description
- Project management: Risks and opportunities: Long criteria description
- Pricing Submission: Long criteria description
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 16 May 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 10:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022048- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05155bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 10:05 BST
- Clarification questions by13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts17 Jul 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 10:05 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