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title: "976595394 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting"
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# 976595394 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/976595394-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-t1400-demonstrating-the-visibility-and-illum-ocds-h6vhtk-058f65). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB): "976595394 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rssb-gov-ot1207)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/976595394-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-t1400-demonstrating-the-visibility-and-illum-ocds-h6vhtk-058f65#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058f65`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/976595394-market-engagement-questionnaire-for-t1400-demonstrating-the-visibility-and-illum-ocds-h6vhtk-058f65#tl-md)

## Description
This project aims to:
•Provide a defined list of variables that could impact front-end lighting intended to indicate the presence of a train to persons on or near the line
•Provide insight on front-end lighting used on GB rolling stock; and the assumptions made on their visibility
•Indicate the degree of warning provided (in terms of distance between an oncoming train and the viewer) by front-end lighting that is:
oCompliant with LOC&PAS (Rolling stock - Locomotive & Passenger) NTSN requirements
oInstalled on pre-TSI (Technical Specification for Interoperability) vehicles, including yellow front-ends
We are inviting suppliers to provide us a short summary of their capabilities and experience in this subject area to help us deliver a successful project. We welcome collaborative submissions or consortia, where expertise may be shared between organisations. If responding jointly, please specify the lead contact and delivery roles for each party. We are seeking to receive a response by 12:00PM (GMT), 11 September 2025 setting out your potential interest and further information you believe to be relevant using the structure.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./5F5VS792C2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5F5VS792C2

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73110000

- **Contract Period:** 03/11/2025 to 04/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F051997-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-28T13:05:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T21:49:10.971Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058f65