Official UK procurement notice
Compatibility and optimisation considerations for rolling stock traction batteries and battery charging
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRSSB intends to procure a contract to deliver Compatibility and optimisation considerations for rolling stock traction batteries and battery charging (T1272) (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”), see Appendix A – Schedule of Requirements for the full specification.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 Supplier’s understanding and methodology: 40%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs]: 15%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement [Max 3 pages]: 20%
- W5 Risks and opportunities: 5%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- W2 Supplier’s understanding and methodology: 40%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs]: 15%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement [Max 3 pages]: 20%
- W5 Risks and opportunities: 5%
- Price: 20%
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
(T1272)- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008971- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6a9Find a Tender
Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./7D7CSSQ4FF" target="_blank">https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./7D7CSSQ4FF</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7D7CSSQ4FF" target="_blank">https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7D7CSSQ4FF</a> GO Reference: GO-2023328-PRO-22414343
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 May 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Timeline
28 Mar 2023 → 3 May 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published28 Mar 2023, 14:05 BST
- Submission deadline3 May 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened3 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Railway Safety and Standards BoardReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- RSSB Rail Safety and Standards BoardProcess contact point
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.