Tender

RSSB2663 - Research and Development - Review of R&D Tools - OTH-RDT

RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED

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27 Oct 2017 at 10:41

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Summary of the contracting process

The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited is seeking to engage suppliers for the tender titled "RSSB2663 - Research and Development - Review of R&D Tools - OTH-RDT". This procurement process falls under the research and development services and related consultancy services category, located in London (EC2M 2RB). Currently in the tender stage, the opportunity closes on 17 November 2017, with a budget set between £30,000 and £40,000. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, and the successful contract period is scheduled to commence on 4 December 2017 and conclude by 30 March 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in research and development, especially those focusing on economic research services and consultancy. Given the project's objectives of maximising the value derived from existing R&D investments, enterprises that offer innovative tools, market analysis, or technological enhancements will find themselves well-positioned to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the procurement specifically targets their inclusion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RSSB2663 - Research and Development - Review of R&D Tools - OTH-RDT

Notice Description

To ensure that maximum value to the rail industry is realised from legacy RSSB R&D investments into projects which lead to industry tools. In 2018/19 the RSSB R&D portfolio will be in a position to: * Make decisions on which tools are worth updating, upgrading and/or continuing to support and for which tools it is appropriate to cease providing support * Promote valuable tools to their target users in industry * Make decisions on whether to, and how best to, take forward potential tools in the form of models, algorithms and methods. To achieve these objectives it is expected that the following activity is required: a) Building a sound understanding of the tools and potential tools in the portfolio and their current status, this will include: (i) gathering and structuring of the relevant information and (ii) undertaking a preliminary analysis to classify the information; b) Shortlisting and prioritising the tools and potential tools to be considered in detail which will include: (i) market analysis both in term of user base and similar products and (ii) analysis to assess the nature and likely cost of the intervention required to make a tool which is usable by the target audience; c) Analysing the detail of individual opportunities to determine the most appropriate way forward including the stakeholder arrangements, business cases to make developments, enhancements, upgrades at least sustainable and, when possible and appropriate, profitable. d) Collate the range of guides, user agreements and statements of limitation that apply to the models. The scope of this tender is to deliver the outcomes related to bullet point (a) above. To achieve "Building a sound understanding of the tools and potential tools in the portfolio and their current status" the project will need to deliver an exhaustive and detailed list of all the tools and models that the R&D programme has worked on over the life of the programme. This needs to: (i) Provide a clear description of all the tools and potential tools. (ii) Structure the information gathered for each tool or potential tool based on a set of relevant characteristics to be suggested by the supplier in their proposal and, validated and agreed during the first phase of the project. Key characteristics are likely to include: the stage of development the tool is at; (if relevant) the IT platform required to run it; the target audience; any data sets utilised; similar products; and others. (iii) Trace and link to relevant material, and highlight where relevant material cannot be found (eg. the published literature suggests the creation of a tool, but it cannot be located) (iv) Capture available information on the tools and potential tools current use, including organisation, project, application.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9e248e02-8a28-496d-bbb4-b42ed01c32f1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d30fbcb-0ca0-4f55-8481-d7670aa488fb
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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79311400 - Economic research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Nov 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Dec 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 1-6 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
Not specified

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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