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Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

1030972047 25-005 - Review of the operational requirements for GSMR radio - Phase 2

R&DCPV 73110000
Value£66k
Deadline15 May 2026
Published28 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 28 Apr 2026ClosedCloses 15 May 2026
Who to contact
Procurement Team
Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
+44 2031425651

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

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£66ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£561k

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The brief

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 understanding of the rail industry, particularly rail safety.

This document sets out the tasks required, together with their objectives, required skills, timescales, and estimated effort.

The following tasks to update the GSM-R failures model are in scope: 1.Update the knock-on risk component of the GSM-R failures model 2.Update the GSM-R failures model to SRM v10 3.Update other key assumptions of GSM-R failures model 4.Recalculate results of GSM-R failures model 5.Final report For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./GZ3U5973UV To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GZ3U5973UV

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

RSSB is seeking support from an external

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.

02

The supplier should have experience in quantified

The supplier should have experience in quantified risk analysis and statistical techniques, up to date knowledge of the Safety Risk Model, and a strong understanding of the rail industry, particularly rail safety.

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OCID
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Stage
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Source
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Buyer ref
038799-2026
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