--- title: "RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement a roadmap for the Rail Freight Industry" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED" published: "2019-01-09" --- # RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement a roadmap for the Rail Freight Industry Buyer: RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1f9d606c-63ee-4267-8a6e-ea1e2f91bc5f.json) ## Summary The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited is currently seeking tenders for the project titled "RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement a roadmap for the Rail Freight Industry". This procurement falls under the services category, specifically related to railway maintenance or service vehicles and railway freight wagons. Located in London, the tender period closes on 14 January 2019, with the contract expected to commence on 21 January 2019 and last until 30 September 2019. This open procurement method is initiated to address the UK’s climate commitments, aiming for significant reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses focused on research and development, consultancy services, and freight transport agency services. Companies that specialise in innovative solutions for decarbonisation, such as alternative energy sources for rail logistics, will find this project particularly relevant. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, tapping into a vital area of rail freight sustainability that supports the UK’s long-term environmental goals. ## Notice Following the emergence of a strong global scientific consensus and consequent development of UN frameworks on climate change, the UK parliament enacted the Climate Change Act 2008. This established enabling legislation to put in place plans, frameworks and programmes to reduce the UK's carbon impacts, including the transport and energy sectors. This was to ensure the total carbon emission from the six major greenhouse gases by 2050 is at least 80% lower than the 1990 level & . Furthermore, in Feb 2018, the Minister of Transport Jo Johnson expressed a goal to decarbonise the rail industry and an ambition to remove all diesel-only locomotives from the industry by 2040. The major components of gaseous emissions impacting global warming potential include carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane, various nitrous oxides (NOx) and aldehydes. The rail industry generates less carbon than road transport2 (with rail representing 1.6% of all emissions from transport), and transport is not amongst the top carbon intensive industries in the UK2. However, the existing freight rail fleet locomotives do not exhibit the same air quality standards as the new HGV fleet when normalised to power output. Current diesel freight operation, when using urban lines, yards and stations along its routes, has the potential to be running against the requirements for city-wide implementation of strict air quality regulations. The ongoing RSSB project, T1145, seeks to understand how diesel-only trains may be removed from the network and considers traction options as part of wider work on rail decarbonisation. The work completed in this project has highlighted the major challenges faced by the freight fleet in achieving the stated targets. The report from phase 1 of T1145 has already identified that the two principle alternative energy sources identified as possible replacements for diesel, hydrogen fuel cells and battery power, cannot deliver the power and performance characteristics the freight industry needs as currently operating. T1145 identifies biodiesel as an alternative, but additionally recognises the limitation in supply. It is not expected that T1145, within its defined scope of work, will be able identify solutions that are technically, commercially and politically viable for rail freight. Context of operations of the rail freight sector can be found in Annex A. Hence the need to explore in greater detail than T1145 was remitted to do the issues for traction options specific to freight to support positive decision making. Consideration will need to be given to transitional and long-term arrangements for the replacement of the current diesel-only rail freight fleet, and will have to be carefully planned to meet the 2040 goal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Jan 2019 | | Submission deadline | 14 Jan 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 21 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £125,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC2M 2RB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Bunhill | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 34621000 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons - 63521000 - Freight transport agency services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 9 Jan 2019 at 08:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 - 19 Dec 2018 at 15:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 - 19 Dec 2018 at 10:51 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 - 12 Dec 2018 at 10:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 - 7 Dec 2018 at 15:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 - 27 Nov 2018 at 10:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933c6d40-d817-4c5e-9492-0d50ce79ec60 9th January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aabbcc3b-36d8-45ab-a7bd-f3e83cb8e84b RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement - I.T.T - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7c85d782-dcaf-4d1f-9666-b3eac5177775 RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement - Terms and Conditions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02da41a3-2fed-4f40-a0d4-a7d46616bbd5 Commercial Pricing Schedule - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/051bc3e9-992f-4bb8-bc48-8c53f4474355 RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement - Tender Question and Answer - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ea35c059-cf0a-4f7d-89b3-e9d4bbc6f4ce RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement - Tender Question and Answer - 12th December - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0cf353b5-c11b-4b44-91fc-14cc0cf4ae40 T1145 Model Overview - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c67a19a1-c58b-42c8-a88d-6fea0ea15332 RSSB2755 - T1160 - Decarbonisation and air quality improvement - Tender Question and Answer - 19th December - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/933789bb-8057-4287-a665-44f3f1668db9 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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