Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 28 May 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

953904621 T1375 Exploring methods to monitor and model the safety risk of battery trains as they are introduced to the

Official notice

Authority: RSSB (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025
Contract term 8 mostarts 11 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RSSB seeks to procure research to address the following research objectives:

•Improve the rail industry’s understanding of how the safety risk of a LIB train compares to the safety risk of a combustion engine train.

•Enable the rail industry to model changes in the risk profiles associated with the phased introduction of LIB trains to the rail network to replace diesel-only trains.

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

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./M67Q98ZAFJ

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M67Q98ZAFJ

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Cancelled 8 moPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 11 Jul 2025 — 11 Mar 2026 (8 mo)Delivery: UK
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
73110000 Research services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 4 pages] — 30%
  • W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs] — 25%
  • W4 Project management: Planning and engagement — 20%
  • W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities — 5%
  • W6 Cost of Project — 20%

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
Cancelled
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
28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052840 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    11 Jul 2025, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—28 May 2025CancelledThis procurement will be republished, and a new link to the tender exercise will appear.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BSTwas £100,000
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender