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Published 29 May 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

942051957 IMP-T1327 Compatibility of heights of standard vehicle gauges with low contact wire heights

Official notice

Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025
Awarded to DGauge Ltd2 awards
Contract term 8 moends 20 Mar 2026 · starts 21 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This research intends to investigate the discrepancies between the maximum vertical dimensions within different gauges, which could create safety issues where such exceedances occur in the vicinity of live overhead wires. The results of this piece of work needs to provide robust evidence to inform the creation of a technical note and potential changes to gauging and electrification standards.

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CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 21 Jul 2025 – 20 Mar 2026 (8 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
73110000 Research services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 5 pages]: 25%
  • W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 10 pages, excluding CVs]: 30%
  • W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 20%
  • W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 5%
  • W6 Cost of project: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 5 pages]
  • W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 10 pages, excluding CVs]
  • W4 Project management: Planning and engagement
  • W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities
  • W6 Cost of project
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Awarded
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
29 May 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
Authority reference
942051957 IMP-T1327
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028462
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0528d7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission not allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

29 May 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    16 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    21 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published356 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 13:33 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £100,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 published inc. VAT only, not summed
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DGauge Ltd8 Nov 2025 – 5 Aug 2026£100,0006 Oct 2025Awarded
DGauge Ltd10 Nov 2025 – 5 Aug 2026£120,000 inc. VAT29 Sept 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PVGN-9767-BLPT 25 Fenchurch Avenue,, London, London, EC3M 5ADContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DGauge LtdAwarded supplier Friars Gate (Third Floor), 1011 Stratford Road,, Shirley, Solihull,, West Midlands, B90 4BNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender