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RSSB2724-T1132 Development of Supplementary Freight Container Gauges

RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED

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Summary of the contracting process

The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited is inviting tenders for the project titled "RSSB2724-T1132 Development of Supplementary Freight Container Gauges," located in London, England. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for 21 December 2018. This open procedure aims to assess and potentially revise existing freight container gauges, and it carries an estimated contract value of £120,000, with a minimum budget of £110,000. The contract period is scheduled to start on 7 January 2019 and end on 29 November 2019, with the relevant industry classified under pressure gauges and research and experimental development services.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on innovation within the transport and logistics sector. Businesses engaged in engineering, transportation solutions, or research and development related to freight systems would be ideally positioned to compete for this contract. With the freight transport market undergoing transformations, companies that can offer creative solutions for enhancing gauge usage and logistical efficiency will find themselves well-suited for participation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RSSB2724-T1132 Development of Supplementary Freight Container Gauges

Notice Description

3 Background The total amount of freight in 2017-18 fell to 75m tonnes, the lowest since 1984-85, a 5.6% decrease on 2016-17. Additionally, since a ten-year high of 22.71b net tonne km in 2013-14, the amount of freight moved on the rail network has steadily declined by 25% to 16.95b net tonne km in 2017-18 . In part, this can be attributed to declining coal usage , which accounted for approx. 35% of the total amount of freight moved in 2013-14. Despite the overall decline, international, domestic intermodal and other commodities grew by approx. 21%, 4%, 8% and 25% between 2013-14 and 2017-18, respectively, and represent almost 80% of the total freight moved in 2017-18. Therefore, it can be observed that the landscape of the freight market is shifting from its traditional composition and a response is needed for the community to retain its competitiveness in comparison to other transport modes. W7, W8, W9 (including W9Plus), W10 (including W10A) & W12 are the standard gauges used for container/ wagon combinations. However, it has been observed that these do not align with some common Load Unit/Wagon combinations that are used in various, and in some cases, expanding markets within the industry e.g. international and domestic intermodal. Consequently, many emerging traffic opportunities can only be authorised through the 'out of gauge loads' process. This entails the analysis of the Load Unit/Wagon combination against every structure along the route where the traffic is deemed to be out-of-gauge and can take several weeks to undertake. Furthermore, an out-of-gauge load can only be authorised for a maximum of one year, so the analysis must be repeated annually, regardless of whether the underlying data has changed. An assessment has identified that the existing container gauges could allow more traffic to use routes cleared to the gauge if they were defined differently. Structures on the route are generally cleared to the top corner of the gauge, potentially leaving additional space adjacent to that corner unused. It is therefore possible that revised container gauges could be developed to make use of this additional space. In turn, this could facilitate a significant increase in the number of existing Load Unit/Wagon combinations that can be used on routes without needing to modify infrastructure. For instance, it is estimated that there are about 200 Load Unit/Wagon (5 load unit widths, about 40 wagon types) combinations available in the current W7 Gauge which provides for only 14 of those 200 combinations (7% of all total combinations utilised). Revising the gauge would potentially provide for 146 combinations (73% of all total combinations utilised), that does not require infrastructure clearance work.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-166c2b8e-0ba8-40c0-bc9e-2e01e05930cb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc3c169f-ff84-4622-a9d4-225b4b03442b
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

38423100 - Pressure gauges

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Dec 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Dec 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Jan 2019 - 29 Nov 2019 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED
Contact Name
R&D Business Partner
Contact Email
shareditt@rssb.co.uk
Contact Phone
020 3142 5300

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2M 2RB
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Bunhill
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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