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Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)

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.

R&DCPV 73110000
Value£250k
Deadline
Published31 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
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£250ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

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 that is used in GB Rail by all rail companies that employ mainline train drivers.

This covers passenger operators, freight operators and infrastructure contractors.

It will focus on both the standardised and non-standardised elements of train driver selection and be separated into two distinct phases.

We consider a phase distinction to be important given the fundamental differences that exist between the two elements of train driver selection and the required outputs for each.

There will be a stage gate review between phase 1 and phase 2 to enable review and reflection of the…

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Stage
planning · Planning
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