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1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network
Published 23 Sep 2026
23 Sep 2026
- Primary CPV
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73110000 *
Research services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Camden and City of London, London
- Value
- £180,000
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
06/10/2026 05/10/2027
- 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
Not specified
Related tenders
RSSB
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Reference: 1049366347 T1418
This research explores the opportunities that retrofitting modest capacity traction batteries to EMUs present to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73110000 — Research services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Other public body
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 10
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 17 Sep 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 23 Sep 2026 14:41
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e2
- Notice ID
- 1049366347 T1418
Competition
10
Bids received
10
Bids considered at final stage
8
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
14 Hurricane Court, Liverpool, L24 8RL, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 5 Oct 2026 · Scheduled
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | RSSB |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | EC3M 5AD |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public undertaking |
| Party 2 › Name | Andromeda Engineering Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 14 Hurricane Court |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Liverpool |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | L24 8RL |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | RSSB |
Tender
| Title | 1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network |
| Description | This research explores the opportunities that retrofitting modest capacity traction batteries to EMUs present to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £216,000 |
| Value › Value | £180,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | Andromeda Engineering Ltd |
| Item › CPV › Description | Research services |
| Contract period › Start | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 5 Oct 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090193-2026 |
| Document › Published | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |