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Published 2 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

961977798 - T1386: How to Make Effective Use of Remote Condition Monitoring for Freight Operations

Official notice

Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£200,000£240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 22 Aug 2025
Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Contract term 8 moends 30 Apr 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RSSB seeks to procure research to inform the adoption of RCM for six key wagon condition states and to

optimise their data outputs to achieve effective data sharing.

To view this notice, please click here:

rssb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Apr 2026 (8 mo)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
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 (2)
  • Criterion 1: 80%
  • Criterion 2: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
2 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 15:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Aug 2025
Authority reference
961977798
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036965
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0557f6 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

rssb.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    24 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    22 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published396 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 15:38 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 15:38 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED9 Sept 2025 – 7 May 2026£200,00022 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

    Signed
    8 Sept 2025
    Value
    £200,000
    Period
    9 Sept 2025 – 7 May 2026
    Status
    active
    2 agreed KPIs: Criterion 1 · Criterion 2
    • Criterion 1
    • Criterion 2

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

RSSB

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PVGN-9767-BLPT 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, London, London, EC3M 5ADContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ove Arup & Partners LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01312453 8 Fitzroy St, London, London, W1T 4BJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender