RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · planning

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

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

R&DCPV 73110000
Value£100k
Deadline
Published28 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Procurement Team
Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
+44 2031425651

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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

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The brief

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 provided (in terms of distance between an oncoming train and the viewer) by front-end lighting that is: oCompliant with LOC&PAS (Rolling stock - Locomotive & Passenger) NTSN requirements oInstalled on pre-TSI (Technical Specification for Interoperability) vehicles, including yellow front-ends 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 delivery roles for each party.

We are seeking to receive a response by 12:00PM (GMT), 11 September 2025 setting out your potential interest and further information you believe to be relevant using the structure.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./5F5VS792C2 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5F5VS792C2

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Provide a defined list of variables

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.

02

Provide insight on front-end lighting used on

Provide insight on front-end lighting used on GB rolling stock; and the assumptions made on their visibility.

03

We are inviting suppliers to provide us

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f65
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
051997-2025
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