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
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement description973513137 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:
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058835Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 29 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
- Market engagement1 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.
- Contract starts366 days ago29 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Aug 2025, 16:05 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender