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Published 14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

973513137 T1391 Expressions of Interest & Market Engagement Questionnaire for How to enable parcels traffic using existing stations and passenger train dwell times

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£75,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 28 Oct 2026 · starts 29 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

973513137 T1391 Expressions of Interest & Market Engagement Questionnaire for How to enable parcels traffic using existing stations and passenger train dwell times.

We are planning a project to investigate the operational and engineering feasibility of enabling bulk mail and light goods traffic to be handled using existing station infrastructure and rolling stock. The work will consider typical platform/station spaces, boarding and alighting arrangements, management of passengers on platforms and handling equipment, and for bulk mail and light goods. Additionally, the impact of parcels on train dwell times—especially at intermediate stops—must be thoroughly assessed.

We are seeking to receive a response by 12:00 PM (GMT), 1st September 2025 setting out your potential interest.

The response must be submitted via the Delta e-sourcing portal. We expect the project to commence no later than late October 2025 and take no more than 6 months to complete. The full Invitation to Tender (ITT) is anticipated to be issued in September 2025.

Responses should be submitted in Word or PDF format and should not exceed 6 A4 pages. Supporting visuals or diagrams are welcome if they clarify methodology or risks.

RSSB will not provide individual feedback on MEQ responses but may share high-level outcomes of the engagement phase after the tender has been published.

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

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/327AUGT32Z ↗

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yr
Contract period: 29 Oct 2025 – 28 Oct 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference
973513137
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048871
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058835 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Aug 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    We are seeking to receive a response by 12:00 PM (GMT), 1st September 2025 setting out your potential interest.

    The response must be submitted via the Delta e-sourcing portal. We expect the project to commence no later than late October 2025 and take no more than 6 months to complete. The full Invitation to Tender (ITT) is anticipated to be issued in September 2025.

    Responses should be submitted in Word or PDF format and should not exceed 6 A4 pages. Supporting visuals or diagrams are welcome if they clarify methodology or risks.

    RSSB will not provide individual feedback on MEQ responses but may share high-level outcomes of the engagement phase after the tender has been published.

  3. Contract starts366 days ago
    29 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rail Safety and Standards Board

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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