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# Enabling unplanned bi-directional running on a line signalled for only one direction [T1354]

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enabling-unplanned-bi-directional-running-on-a-line-signalled-for-only-one-direction-t1354-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB): "Enabling unplanned bi-directional running on a line signalled for only one direction [T1354]". Published status: active. Published Value: £280,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rssb-gov-ot1207)
- **Published Value:** £280,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enabling-unplanned-bi-directional-running-on-a-line-signalled-for-only-one-direction-t1354-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9`

## 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/enabling-unplanned-bi-directional-running-on-a-line-signalled-for-only-one-direction-t1354-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-London%3A-Research-services.%2FNE739EZXT3)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enabling-unplanned-bi-directional-running-on-a-line-signalled-for-only-one-direction-t1354-ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9#participate

## Description
RSSB is seeking to procure research to review the current operational response to running trains in both directions on a line signalled in only one direction. It is intended that this new approach enable a quicker and more effective response to incidents, overcoming existing barriers while being less resource intensive, and provide adequate control for the specific risks associated with the method of working.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £280,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035348-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-31T14:05:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T13:41:59.021Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b2f9