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Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

GB-London: Suppliers Information Event (Market Engagement) for T1350 WP1 - Understanding the above-rail influencing factors that lead to wheel flats in freight

R&DCPV 73000000 73100000
Value£100k
Awarded26 Nov 2024
Published22 Nov 2024
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£100ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Research & Development band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

The brief

RSSB will be seeking to publish the procurement project T1350 in November 2024.

The appointed supplier will be asked to: 1.Review existing knowledge on wheel flats, including literature and international practises where appropriate.

2.Understand of the prevalence and variability of wheel flats observed on freight vehicle across the GB network.

3.Review standards and operational practises across GB freight operators in relation to train preparation, marshalling, and driving practises.

4.Make recommendations for static brake testing.

5.Assess the feasibility of taking a data driven approach to identifying the root causes of wheel flats This work package will form part of a larger project, with an overall objective to better understand the circumstances and mechanisms that lead to wheel flats, and to provide actionable insight to freight operators and maintainers that can be used to reduce the risk of these developing in the future.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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This work package will form part

This work package will form part of a larger project, with an overall objective to better understand the circumstances and mechanisms that lead to wheel flats, and to provide actionable insight to freight operators and maintainers that can be used to reduce the risk of these developing in the future.

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OCID
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