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1063173918 T1421 Uniformity and consistency of braking within a freight train
Published 2 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026
Closed 2 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
73110000 *
Research services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Camden and City of London, London
- Value
- £350,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
02/11/2026 01/11/2027
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
25 Fenchurch Avenue, London, London, EC3M 5AD, United Kingdom · UKI31
Contact
Award Criteria
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology (30%)
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise (25%)
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement (15%)
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities (10%)
- W6 Cost of project (20%)
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Reference: 1063173918 T1421
RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research into the uniformity and consistency of braking within freight trains. The project will use a programme of static brake testing and analysis to investigate variability in braking performance across representative freight wagons, including differences between integrated and non-integrated brake equipment and the consistency of brake force across the fleet.
The research will develop an evidence base to support operational, engineering and standards decisions, including recommendations on how greater conformity in braking performance could be achieved. The work is expected to start in October 2026, with a budget of up to £350,000 excluding VAT, and is anticipated to take less than 12 months.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./65NA2RG3HU
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/65NA2RG3HU
Full CPV breakdown
- 73110000 — Research services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/65NA2RG3HU
- Enquiries close
- 22 Sep 2026
- Award decision expected
- 19 Oct 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Sep 2026 09:59
- Deadline
- 02 Oct 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f01d
- Notice ID
- 1063173918 T1421
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | RSSB |
| Address › Street | 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London |
| Address › Town / city | London |
| Address › Postcode | EC3M 5AD |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
Buyer
| Name | RSSB |
Tender
| Title | 1063173918 T1421 Uniformity and consistency of braking within a freight train |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Research services |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| How to submit | https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/65NA2RG3HU |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £420,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £350,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | W4 Project management: Planning and engagement |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 15 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | W6 Cost of project |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 1 Nov 2027 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082927-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 2 Sep 2026 |