Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

Upcoming opportunities

• 1065231833 Market Engagement Questionnaire for Circular Opportunities

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 25 Sept, 2026Value £35.00kSource Find a Tender

  Circular Opportunities in Rail is a proposed RSSB project within its Natural Environment programme, focused on identifying practical opportunities to increase circularity across the GB rail sector. RSSB are inviting suppliers to provide a summary of their capabilities in this subject area to help us deliver a successf

• Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1418 How can batteries make the DC network safer and more cost effective?

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 24 Jun, 2026Value £180.00kSource Find a Tender

  DC electrification is a system used to provide electric traction power to trains via an exposed conductor rail, commonly described as the ‘3rd rail’. The 3rd rail system is predominantly used in the south of England but is also used by the Merseyside commuter rail network in the North-West. Because of its accessible po

• 1016654387 Expressions of Interest into the Rail Infrastructure Carbon Conventions

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 6 Mar, 2026Value £100.00kSource Find a Tender

  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. We welcome collaborative submissions or consortia, where expertise may be shared between organisations. If responding jointly, please specify the lead contact and de

• 998299203 Market Engagement Questionnaire for Knowledge search on Wheel Slide Protection systems (S394)

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 15 Dec, 2025Value £25.00kSource Find a Tender

  This knowledge search aims to provide an accessible reference on WSP systems in use on GB passenger trains. Specifically, the knowledge search shall: •Provide an overview on the principles of WSP systems •Describe how WSP systems are integrated into brake system architecture •Outline the efficiency of current WSP syste

• Suppliers Information Event (Market Engagement) for T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail.

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 6 Nov, 2025Value £250.00kSource Find a Tender

  RSSB has recently published the procurement project T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail. The appointed supplier will research aims to conduct a comprehensive validation study of the train driver selection process th

• 978799118 978798928 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1398 – T1399 accessible boarding

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 19 Sept, 2025Value £210.00kSource Find a Tender

  The range of stepping arrangements at the Platform Train Interface (PTI) on the GB network presents issues for safe and independent boarding across the GB rail network. Variations in platform height, train floor level, door opening treadplates and platform curvature create vertical and lateral stepping distances that p

• 976595394 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 11 Sept, 2025Value £100.00kSource Find a Tender

  This project aims to: •Provide a defined list of variables that could impact front-end lighting intended to indicate the presence of a train to persons on or near the line •Provide insight on front-end lighting used on GB rolling stock; and the assumptions made on their visibility •Indicate the degree of warning provid

• Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1350 904724896 WP3 Static Brake Testing Understanding root causes and preventing freight wagon wheel flats

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 15 Aug, 2025Source Find a Tender

  In advance of the tender process expected to start between late 2025 and early 2026, 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 by 15th August 2025 at 12pm. To view this notice, please click here: https://www

• 966979347 Market Engagement Questionnaire T1396 Reducing service disruptions from bridge strikes

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 1 Aug, 2025Value £100.00kSource Find a Tender

  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

• 956094554 Market Engagement Questionnaire for T1386 How to Make Effective Use of Remote Condition Monitoring for Freight Operations

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 20 Jun, 2025Value £200.00kSource Find a Tender

  RSSB is planning to commission research to improve operational and development decisions for current and future RCM systems and optimise their data outputs cross-industry. This T1386 work aligns with the current initiatives within the Efficient and Reliable Assets of the 2025 Rail Technical Strategy through the review

• 942051957 IMP-T1327 Market Engagement Questionnaire: Compatibility of heights of standard vehicle gauges with low contact wire heights

  Location: London

  UpcomingEngagement closes 14 May, 2025Value £100.00kSource Find a Tender

  RSSB is planning to commission research to carry out a gauging and electrical clearance analysis to advise on the compatibility of the maximum height of standard vehicle gauges with minimum overhead line contact wire heights. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html