Official UK procurement notice
1030972047 25-005 - Review of the operational requirements for GSMR radio - Phase 2
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRSSB is seeking support from an external supplier to update the GSM R failure model, with the work expected to be carried out between June and September 2026. The supplier should have experience in quantified risk analysis and statistical techniques, up to date knowledge of the Safety Risk Model, and a strong understanding of the rail industry, particularly rail safety. This document sets out the tasks required, together with their objectives, required skills, timescales, and estimated effort.
The following tasks to update the GSM-R failures model are in scope:
1.Update the knock-on risk component of the GSM-R failures model
2.Update the GSM-R failures model to SRM v10
3.Update other key assumptions of GSM-R failures model
4.Recalculate results of GSM-R failures model
5.Final report
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£66,400
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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 (4)
- W1: Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 3 pages]: 30%
- W2: Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs]: 30%
- W3: Project management, Risks and opportunities: 20%
- W4: Cost of project: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- W1: Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 3 pages]
- W2: Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs]
- W3: Project management, Risks and opportunities
- W4: Cost of project
- 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
- Closed
- 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
- 28 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038799- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068d3aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 14 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
- Clarification questions by174 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline167 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts137 days ago14 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Apr 2026, 16:36 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender