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RSSB

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Total contracts

25

Known spend

£15m

24 disclosed

Average value

£607,630

Per contract

Active suppliers

5

Last 5 years

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Railfreight Consulting Limited

    1 winlatest 24 Sept 2025

    £12m

  2. 2

    Work Psychology Limited

    1 winlatest 12 Dec 2025CH 06390598

    £236,913

  3. 3

    Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

    1 winlatest 22 Aug 2025CH 01312453

    £200,000

  4. 4

    Andromeda Engineering Ltd

    1 winlatest 17 Sept 2026

    £180,000

  5. 5

    SYSTRA LIMITED

    1 winlatest 28 May 2025

    £100,000

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All contracts (25)

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ocds-h6vhtk-06c6e2 · award

1049366347 T1418 opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network

RSSB
London

This research explores the opportunities that retrofitting modest capacity traction batteries to EMUs present to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network.

£Up to £180,000
⏱ 12 Aug 2026
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-077464 · tender

1067273293 T1419 creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance

RSSB
London

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research to develop neuroinclusive principles that support train driver performance. The project will examine how train driver tr

£Up to £80,000
⏱ 12 Oct 2026
Posted · 3w ago1d left →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06f01d · tender

1063173918 T1421 uniformity and consistency of braking within a freight train

RSSB
London

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research into the uniformity and consistency of braking within freight trains. The project will use a programme of static brake t

£Up to £350,000
⏱ 2 Oct 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d65a · planning

1054260192 T1420 and T1421 preliminary market engagement briefing – freight vehicle braking research

RSSB
London

RSSB is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to two proposed and interdependent research procurements, T1420 and T1421, concerning variability in freight vehicle b

£On request
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d574 · tender

1053603399 T1402 future management of PFAS for the GB rail industry

RSSB
London

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research into the future management of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across the GB rail industry. The project will a

£Up to £120,000
⏱ 25 Aug 2026
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06715a · tender

1022581808 T1415 ai-enabled assessment of safety critical communication quality

RSSB
London

This research aims to focus on developing a use case driven roadmap of how AI can be safely, effectively, and sustainably deployed to enhance the analysis of SCC across the rail in

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 15 Apr 2026
Posted · 6mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0655e1 · tender

1015007208 T1403 - preventing unsolicited brake applications: A new approach to passcomm system design

RSSB
London

This research will explore whether changes in system logic, design, or supporting processes could reduce unnecessary emergency stops between stations while preserving the ability t

£Up to £75,000
⏱ 20 Mar 2026
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d2e5 · award

989217422 T1379- validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection and recruitment for modern train operations in GB rail

RSSB
London

This 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 driver

£Up to £236,913
⏱ 4 Dec 2025
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-061496 · tender

1011143624 T1405 - developing appropriate safety mitigations for the movement of scrap in and out of tunnel environments

RSSB
London

Developing appropriate safety mitigations for the movement of scrap in and out of tunnel environments This project will undertake detailed system risk analysis (see objectives and

£Up to £80,000
⏱ 2 Mar 2026
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05e9b9 · tender

996479591 T1404 investigating and proposing improvements for rolling stock heat insulation provision

RSSB
London

RSSB is commissioning research to review current heat-insulation practices in GB passenger rolling stock, benchmark them internationally, and identify practical opportunities for i

£Up to £80,000
⏱ 13 Jan 2026
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05e4b6 · planning

995554193 T1405 - expressions of interest & market engagement questionnaire for developing appropriate safety mitigation for the movement of scrap in wagons through tunnel environments

RSSB
London

RSSB is planning to commission research to carry out analysis of all risks requiring consideration for scrap steel loads in open top wagons transiting the Severn Tunnel. This will

£Up to £125,000
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a8a8 · tender

983953021 T1381 -improving freight gauges (W7-W9a and 10a)

RSSB
London

This research will review and propose changes to the W7, W7a, W8, W8a, W9, W9a and W10a vehicle gauge definitions. It will create a robust evidence base to inform the proposed chan

£Up to £110,000
⏱ 7 Nov 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a875 · tender

983953021 T1381 -improving freight gauges (W7-W9a and 10a)

RSSB
London

This research will review and propose changes to the W7, W7a, W8, W8a, W9, W9a and W10a vehicle gauge definitions. It will create a robust evidence base to inform the proposed chan

£Up to £110,000
⏱ 7 Nov 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055b52 · award

963400862 T1390 making the case for network acceptance of simplified signalling connections for new low volume freight terminals

RSSB
London

This project will develop and validate a new ground frame signalling facility to support freight operations at sites where full signalling integration is not viable. The work inclu

£Up to £11,806,200
⏱ 5 Aug 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0557f6 · award

961977798 - T1386: how to make effective use of remote condition monitoring for freight operations

RSSB
London

RSSB seeks to procure research to inform the adoption of RCM for six key wagon condition states and to optimise their data outputs to achieve effective data sharing. To view this n

£Up to £200,000
⏱ 1 Aug 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059bd2 · tender

980552769 T1391 - how to enable bulk mail and light goods traffic using existing station infrastructure

RSSB
London

This research aims to understand the regulatory, safety and operational requirements that would enable more bulk mail and light goods traffic to be handled using existing station i

£Up to £75,000
⏱ 14 Oct 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058c06 · tender

T1396 974800463 - reducing service disruptions from bridge strikes

RSSB
London

This project has been initiated in response to stakeholder demand — including from Network Rail and the Bridge Strike Prevention Group (representing other bridge owners)— to revisi

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 24 Sept 2025
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0564a2 · tender

966858431 T1393 occupational health risks in depots relating to silica dust for sanders

RSSB
London

This project has two key aims: • Improve the GB rail industry’s understanding and identify appropriate mitigations to the exposure risks associated with the creation of respirable

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 20 Aug 2025
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05625c · tender

966848603 T1387 exploring methods to monitor and model the safety risk of ETCS as it is introduced to the network

RSSB
London

RSSB seeks to procure research to address the following research objectives: •Investigate and agree on a suitable set of failures, hazards, and other incident precursors that risk

£Up to £75,000
⏱ 15 Aug 2025
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0560ad · tender

965435394 T1384 defining the requirements of a decision support tool for train regulation

RSSB
London

RSSB seeks to procure research to address the following research objectives: •Enable the industry to understand the requirements of an effective train regulation decision support t

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 13 Aug 2025
Posted · 15mo agoView details →