Official UK procurement notice
1074032381 T1424 Passenger Rolling Stock Emergency Window Repair Procedures
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project is expected to deliver the following outcomes:
•A clear, evidence-based understanding of:
owhich temporary repair methods, including any viable alternatives to film, work reliably on current passenger rolling stock bodyside and door windows, and what factors determine how well they perform;
othe loading conditions temporary repair must withstand, the likelihood of these being met bby different repair methods, and the operational restrictions (such as speed and time in service) that should apply while one is in place.
•Practical, well-organised guidance, easily accessible to:
omaintenance teams and the engineers who support them, so that temporary repairs are selected and applied correctly and consistently across the full range of window mounting and glazing systems currently in use;
oTeam working on future rolling stock procurement and design that evidence the impact of different window design on the feasibility and reliability of temporary repairs.
•Clarity on where evidence gaps remain, and high-level recommendations on how they could be address, including targeted testing.
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£50,000
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Published sub-criteria (4)
- W1 Understanding and methodology (Max 5 pages PDF; Min 11 font size): 30%
- W2 Expertise and planning (Max 3 pages PDF, excluding CVs; Min 11 font size, excluding CVs): 30%
- W3 Risks, opportunities, and engagement: 20%
- W4 Cost of project: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- W1 Understanding and methodology (Max 5 pages PDF; Min 11 font size)
- W2 Expertise and planning (Max 3 pages PDF, excluding CVs; Min 11 font size, excluding CVs)
- W3 Risks, opportunities, and engagement
- W4 Cost of project
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £100,000 (twice the annual value).
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) buys Research services (CPV 7311), and who usually turns up
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1 bid0% / 8%
2–330% / 17%
4–660% / 33%
7+10% / 42%
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Below estimate18% / 44%
Within ±2%82% / 50%
Above estimate0% / 6%
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Lot #1CPV 7311Published estimate£50k
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1 bid5%
2–339%
4–644%
7+12%
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Based on 51 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
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Middle 50%£47k–£50k
Estimate£50k
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| OptiConsulting LimitedWorked for this buyer | 976595394 T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lightingnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| SYSTRA LimitedWorked for this buyer | 977407103 T1394 Determining tram-train platform arrangementsended May 2026 | — | £80k | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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SYSTRA LimitedLarge | £8.3m32 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 8 live · £17m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=10 |
Jacobs UK LtdLarge | £355m53 awards in 36m · last this month | 16 live · £55m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £143m22 awards in 36m · last this month | 11 live · £209m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% below n=5 | |
| £23m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 7 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 4% below n=6 | |
| £6.5m7 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £1.4m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097563- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788b3Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
15 Oct 2026 → 7 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published13 days ago15 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
- Clarification questions by5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 20 days18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 38 days7 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Oct 2026, 15:08 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
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