Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 18 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

966979347 Market Engagement Questionnaire T1396 Reducing service disruptions from bridge strikes

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Nov 2026 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of this project is to produce a robust, practical, and evidence-based understanding of how bridge strikes can be more effectively prevented, and to recommend proportionate, modern interventions that reflect today’s operational environment.

In advance of the tender process expected to start in September 2025, we are inviting suppliers to provide us a short summary of their capabilities and experience in this subject area to help us deliver a successful project.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FQJYU3J9K9 ↗

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yr
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
18 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041327
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056229 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
—

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    In advance of the tender process expected to start in September 2025, we are inviting suppliers to provide us a short summary of their capabilities and experience in this subject area to help us deliver a successful project. Given the envisaged scope of work, we would be pleased to receive a short response (up to 5 pages) setting out your potential interest and further information you believe to be relevant using the structure suggested below.

  3. Contract starts360 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure