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Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)
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Total contracts
33
Known spend
£4m
32 disclosed
Average value
£120,515
Per contract
Active suppliers
6
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
£210,000
- 2
Ove Arup and Partners Ltd
£200,000
- 3
Engineering Support Group Ltd
1 winlatest 16 Dec 2025£120,000
- 4
DGauge Ltd
1 winlatest 06 Oct 2025£100,000
- 5
OptiConsulting Limited
1 winlatest 16 Dec 2025£100,000
- 6
SYSTRA Limited
1 winlatest 31 Oct 2025£80,000
What they buy
By CPV categoryR&D servicesCPV 73
2 contracts · £350,000
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (33)
978799118 978798928 Market engagement questionnaire for T1398 – T1399 accessible boarding
The range of stepping arrangements at the Platform Train Interface (PTI) on the GB network presents issues for safe and independent boarding across the GB rail network. Variations
976595394 Market engagement questionnaire for T1400 demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting
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
T1389 rules and standards to enable autonomous movement of inspection technologies
While systems capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous movement have demonstrated operational readiness, their use remains constrained by existing rules and definitions that do not
Market engagement questionnaire for T1350 904724896 WP3 understanding root causes and preventing freight wagon wheel flats
In advance of the tender process expected to start between late 2025 and early 2026, we are inviting suppliers to provide us a short summary of their capabilities and experience in
966979347 Market engagement questionnaire T1396 reducing service disruptions from bridge strikes
The aim of this project is to produce a robust, practical, and evidence-based understanding of how bridge strikes can be more effectively prevented, and to recommend proportionate,
958036535 T1388 reviewing electrification equipment in the lower sector gauge
RSSB is seeking to procure research to determine what space could be available in the lower sector gauge (vehicle and infrastructure) to fit different / additional equipment, that
956094554 Market engagement questionnaire for T1386 how to make effective use of remote condition monitoring for freight operations
RSSB is planning to commission research to improve operational and development decisions for current and future RCM systems and optimise their data outputs cross-industry. This T13
953904621 T1375 exploring methods to monitor and model the safety risk of battery trains as they are introduced to the network
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
953904621 T1375 exploring methods to monitor and model the safety risk of battery trains as they are introduced to the
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
942051957 IMP-T1327 market engagement questionnaire: compatibility of heights of standard vehicle gauges with low contact wire heights
RSSB is planning to commission research to carry out a gauging and electrical clearance analysis to advise on the compatibility of the maximum height of standard vehicle gauges wit
922684943 T1376 develop a GB strategy and roadmap for transitioning to the future railway mobile
RSSB is seeking to procure research to develop a migration strategy for the transition to FMRCS. It will provide industry with route map that identifies key stakeholders, GB specif
922804081 T1370 developments on the use of on-train satellite positioning technology based locators
RSSB is seeking to procure research to inform the update of GEGN8578 “Guidance on the Use of On-Train Satellite Positioning Technology Based Locator for Railway Applications” to re
933860370 T1338 evaluation of the weekly & periodic operating notices
RSSB is seeking to procure research that reviews the content, structure, and format of the WON and PON, examines the rationale for providing this information, identifies alternativ