Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

Contract awards

• GB-London: 1047912512 2026-SUS-001 Consultancy Support for a Rail Industry Social Impact Report

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 17 Dec, 202642 daysValue £28.25kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB seeks to procure research consultancy support to help shape both the report itself and the underlying evidence base. The work is expected to be delivered in two linked workstreams: one focused on the structure, narrative and presentation of the report; and one focused on capturing, collating and organising data fr

  Awarded to Akerlof

• GB-London: 1030972047 25-005 - Review of the operational requirements for GSMR radio - Phase 2

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 12 Dec, 202637 daysValue £65.60kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking support from an external supplier to update the GSM R failure model, with the work expected to be carried out between June and September 2026. The supplier should have experience in quantified risk analysis and statistical techniques, up to date knowledge of the Safety Risk Model, and a strong understan

  Awarded to Sotera

• GB-London: 1008157290 T1414 Testing the feasibility of the use of solar reflective solutions on rolling stock

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 30 Apr, 20276 monthsValue £119.71kSource Contracts Finder

  T1414 aims to demonstrate the effective use of Solar Reflective Solutions to reduce internal vehicle temperatures, supporting improved passenger comfort, reduced HVAC energy consumption demand and improved component reliability for GB passenger rolling stock. Work Package 1- Benchmarking and trial planning • Assess

  Awarded to Engineering Support Group Ltd

• 978798928 T1399 Interventions for improving platform/train stepping arrangements

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 4 Feb, 2026Value £210.00kSource Find a Tender

  The aim of T1399 is to establish the evidence base and practical framework required to plan interventions that improve boarding accessibility at the PTI. To achieve this, the project will: • Identify and review interventions: Produce a comprehensive review of national and international interventions to improve boarding

  Awarded to Ove Arup & Partners Limited

• 976595394 T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 16 Dec, 2025Value £100.00kSource Find a Tender

  RSSB seeks to procure research to: •Provide insight on front-end lighting used on GB rolling stock; the assumptions made on their performance (both in term of visibility provided to the driver and warning to people on or near the line) •Indicate the degree of warning provided (in terms of distance between an oncoming t

  Awarded to OptiConsulting Limited

• 904724896 T1350 Understanding root causes and preventing freight wagon wheel flats Work Package 3 – Static Brake Testing of Freight Vehicles

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 16 Dec, 2025Value £120.00kSource Find a Tender

  At the highest level, this work package seeks to provide missing empirical data which will support decision making and modelling to better understand how the behaviour of freight braking systems impact on the generation of wheel flats. This project will seek to characterise and document the behaviour of freight brakin

  Awarded to Engineering Support Group Ltd

• 978799118 T1398 Categorising platform/train stepping arrangements to assess and prioritise actions towards independent boarding

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 12 Dec, 2025Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  The aim of T1398 is to generate and apply the methodology needed to prioritise and make the case for interventions to make boarding and alighting more accessible. To achieve this, the project will: •Define a range of Boarding Categories based on PTI geometry data and human factors. The thresholds between these categor

  Awarded to Ove Arup and Partners Ltd

• 977407103 T1394 Determining tram-train platform arrangements

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 7 Nov, 2025Value £80.00kSource Find a Tender

  The objective of this research is to define a set of standardised tram-train platform arrangements suitable for use in Great Britain. These arrangements will help support safe, accessible, and cost-effective delivery of future tram-train schemes. The project will: •Develop practical platform interface designs that acco

  Awarded to SYSTRA Limited

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

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 7 Nov, 2025Value £220.00kSource Find a Tender

  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 tec

  Awarded to DGauge Ltd

• GB-London: 933860370 T1338 Evaluation of the weekly & periodic operating notices

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 23 Jun, 2025Value £74.99kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking to procure research that reviews the content, structure, and format of the WON and PON, examines the rationale for providing this information, identifies alternative reliable sources where this information can be readily accessed, and determines whether there is still a requirement for it to be provided

  Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

• GB-London: 922804081 T1370 Developments on the Use of On-Train Satellite Positioning Technology Based Locators

  Location: London

  Awarded contractContract ends 19 Mar, 20274 monthsValue £160.21kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking to procure research to inform the update of GEGN8578 "Guidance on the Use of On-Train Satellite Positioning Technology Based Locator for Railway Applications" to reflect the GB rail industry's needs today.

  Awarded to GMV NSL Limited

• GB-London: 904126503 The RSSB Air Quality Monitoring Network (AQMN)

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 15 May, 2025Value £336.81kSource Contracts Finder

  Conducted as a Further Competition, from the Crown Commercial Service's Research & Insights DPS (RM6126). The overarching aim for the AQMN is to capture continuous and accurate air quality monitoring data at selected stations where there is a risk of poor air quality over the GB rail network.

  Awarded to Ricardo-AEA Ltd

• GB-London: 899518074 Low Carbon Fuels for Rail Research SUS-TEC-2 Task 4

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 31 Jan, 2025Value £36.53kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking to procure research to determine the degree to which different low-carbon fuels are suitable to play a role in the decarbonisation of railway traction emissions Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium

  Awarded to Ricardo-AEA Ltd

• GB-London: 894531904 T1337 How do professional driving policies for passenger operators change under ETCS

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 31 Jan, 2025Value £149.98kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking to procure research to identify what is required in a professional driving policy to support safe and efficient driving on an ETCS route. There is currently no industry guidance to support operators in defining these requirements.

  Awarded to SYSTRA Limited

• GB-London: 890858759 T1340 Economic evidence to underpin investment decisions for adhesion mitigations

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 30 Jan, 2025Value £87.17kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB is seeking to procure research to: •Establish a contemporary understanding of cost impacts of low adhesion on the GB mainline •Provide an appropriate level of granularity to help inform low adhesion investment decisions for specific routes and fleets

  Awarded to Systra

• GB-London: 873209183 T1333 Review of running brake test requirements on modern passenger rolling stock

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 8 Oct, 2024Value £72.96kSource Contracts Finder

  RSSB seeks to procure research to determine whether RBTs are necessary for modern rolling stock, assess whether RBT frequency can decrease, and establish a consistent approach to performing RBTs across the network.

  Awarded to Ricardo Rail Limited

• 782193966 - Printing Services

  Location: London

  Awarded contractPublished 18 Aug, 2023Value £616.44kSource Contracts Finder archive

  Print Services.

  Awarded to Willsons Printers (Newark) Ltd