Buyer Name: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)
Buyer Address: 25 Fenchurch Avenue,, London, UKI31, EC3M 5AD, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Procurement Team
Contact Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 2031425651
Buyer Name: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)
Buyer Address: 25 Fenchurch Avenue,, London, UKI31, EC3M 5AD, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Procurement Team
Contact Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 2031425651
RSSB seeks to procure research to address the following research objectives: •Improve the rail industry’s understanding of how the safety risk of a LIB train compares to the safety risk of a combustion engine train. •Enable the rail industry to model changes in the risk profiles associated with the phased introduction of LIB trains to the rail network to replace diesel-only trains. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./C4D3YCT3HN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C4D3YCT3HN
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028284-2025
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Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 100,000.00
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 120,000.00
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-07-11T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-03-10T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
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