Official UK procurement notice
953904621 T1375 Exploring methods to monitor and model the safety risk of battery trains as they are introduced to the
Authority: RSSB (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRSSB 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 publishedLot #1Lot 1CancelledPublished value£100,000
- Value
- £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
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)
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052840Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts11 Jul 2025, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 28 May 2025 | CancelledThis 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- Procurement termination notice published28 May 2025, 19:05 BSTUK12
- Published value updated28 May 2025, 19:05 BSTwas £100,000
- Status changed to cancelled28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Procurement method changed28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Deadline withdrawn28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Buyer details updated28 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Tender notice published28 May 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender