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T1389 Rules and standards to enable autonomous movement of inspection technologies
Research services
Location not published
Published value
£100,000
Submission deadline 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: RSSB: "T1389 Rules and standards to enable autonomous movement of inspection technologies". Published status: active. Published value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | RSSB | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £100,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: RSSB
Market Analytics
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Published history for RSSB. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
DGauge LtdTop vendor: 48.1% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 29 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| DGauge Ltd | 2 wins | £220,000 |
| SYSTRA Limited | 1 win | £80,000 |
| Oktra Limited | 1 win | £75,228 |
| Sotera Risk Solutions Limited | 1 win | £56,000 |
| Riskol Consulting Limited | 1 win | £26,500 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityRSSB | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST | Last source update8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationResearch services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058493 | ||
What is being bought
While systems capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous movement have demonstrated operational readiness, their use remains constrained by existing rules and definitions that do not reflect their modern capabilities. While aerial inspection platforms such as drones are increasingly used across the rail industry, this research focuses solely on “systems capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous movement” for inspection operations, defined here as ground-based technologies operating on or near the track.
This research aims to unlock their potential by identifying regulatory blockers and enablers.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./66S353C8J2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/66S353C8J2
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £100,000
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST - Status changed to active
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST - Official notice release published
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST - Submission deadline changed to 19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£100,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST - Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
RSSB
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVGN-9767-BLPTDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST
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