Official UK procurement notice
977407103 T1394 Determining tram-train platform arrangements
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this research is to define a set of standardised tram-train platform arrangements suitable for use in Great Britain. These arrangements will help support safe, accessible, and cost-effective delivery of future tram-train schemes.
The project will:
•Develop practical platform interface designs that accommodate tram-train vehicle characteristics, accessibility requirements, and operational constraints such as curvature, cant, and clearance for the largest rolling stock likely to pass the infrastructure (typically freight services).
•Support consistency across future schemes by providing clear, annotated arrangements that reduce the need for bespoke infrastructure and improve design efficiency in early project stages.
•Inform national standards development, by providing evidence-based recommendations for updating existing infrastructure guidance or supporting the case for a dedicated tram-train platform standard.
•Engage relevant industry stakeholders to ensure the outputs are feasible, widely applicable, and aligned with safety, operational, and regulatory expectations.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£80,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology: 35%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise: 25%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 10%
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 10%
- W6: Price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities
- W6: Price
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 3 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053652- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059374Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 16:06 BST
- Clarification questions by392 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published350 days ago7 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 16:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTRA Limited11 Nov 2025 – 4 May 2026 | £80,000 | 31 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SYSTRA LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender