Official UK procurement notice
T1396 974800463 - Reducing service disruptions from bridge strikes
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project has been initiated in response to stakeholder demand — including from Network Rail and the Bridge Strike Prevention Group (representing other bridge owners)— to revisit the evidence base and investigate a series of outstanding and emerging questions that may inform future interventions.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
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 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology: 35%
- W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise: 25%
- W4 Project management: Planning and engagement: 15%
- W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities: 5%
- 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
- 21 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Authority reference
974800463- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050489- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c06Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts368 days ago27 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 12:05 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