Official UK procurement notice
983953021 T1381 -Improving freight gauges (W7-W9a and 10a)
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis research will review and propose changes to the W7, W7a, W8, W8a, W9, W9a and W10a vehicle gauge definitions. It will create a robust evidence base to inform the proposed changes and ensure that these maximise, as much as possible, the opportunity to accommodate wagon and container combinations within these gauges without affecting their route clearance. The analysis will also show where additional gauge enhancement work could unlock the possibility for increased container flows.
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CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£110,000
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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).
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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 (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology: 20%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise: 30%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 20%
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 10%
- W6 Cost of project: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities
- W6 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
- 6 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
- Authority reference
983953021 T1381- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062388- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a875Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published387 days ago6 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
- Clarification questions by369 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline355 days ago7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Oct 2025, 10:05 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