--- title: "RSSB2666 - Marketing the UK Rail Industry's Technical Strategy - Supplier Engagement Event - Monday 13th November" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED" published: "2017-10-31" --- # RSSB2666 - Marketing the UK Rail Industry's Technical Strategy - Supplier Engagement Event - Monday 13th November Buyer: RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-66ed2719-cb4f-4804-b025-d96c6a87650b.json) ## Summary The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the project titled "RSSB2666 - Marketing the UK Rail Industry's Technical Strategy." This initiative is aimed at sourcing a marketing agency or similar entity to enhance awareness and engagement with the rail industry's technical strategy. A supplier engagement event is scheduled for Monday, 13th November, from 14:00 to 15:00. Interested parties must register by emailing Shareditt@rssb.co.uk by Friday, 10th November, at 5pm. The industry category for this procurement is classified under business services, specifically marketing, consulting, and related services. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in marketing consultancy, campaign management, and stakeholder engagement within the infrastructure and transportation sectors. The upcoming supplier engagement event will allow businesses to showcase their expertise and provide insights that will shape the final tender documentation. Companies with a background in developing comprehensive marketing strategies and a deep understanding of the rail sector will be particularly well-suited for this contract, which anticipates delivering marketing support aligned with a £800 million investment programme set to commence in April 2019. ## Notice RSSB is holding a supplier engagement event on Monday 13th November from 14:00 to 15:00 pertaining to RSSB2666 - Marketing the UK Rail Industry's Technical Strategy. Should you be interested in attending please email the below email address by Friday 10th November 5pm with the organisation you are attending with: Shareditt@rssb.co.uk -- Introduction This document provides a brief overview of a proposed RSSB tender for a marketing agency (or similarly capable organisation/individuals) to improve the rail supply chain's awareness of, and engagement with, the rail industry's technical strategy and work plans. This document will be used to solicit pre-procurement advice from potential suppliers. This advice will be used in the drafting of the tender documentation and specification. Background Published in January 2017 the Rail Technical Strategy Capability Delivery Plan (CDP) sets out an ambitious vision and programme of research, development and technology demonstration work that has the potential to transform the GB railway - making it more customer focused, more affordable and sustainable. The desired outcomes from the programme are to halve the cost and carbon emissions from the railway, double capacity and delight customers (both passengers and freight customers). Following the publication of the CDP the industry has assembled a team of eleven Work Package Owners (WPOs) who are building up the detailed delivery plans for the programme. These WPOs are drawn from a variety of organisations including: railway OEMs, infrastructure maintainers, rolling stock leasing companies, industry bodies, and suppliers. The programme will begin to deliver its first projects in 2018, in advance of a significant industry investment (circa PS800m over 5 years) starting in April 2019. To date a light-touch approach has been taken to marketing, communicating and promoting the programme - this has mainly been done through presentations to industry groups and infrequent press releases. Whilst the programme has a good story to promote it has no recognisable brand or figurehead and despite the scale of the ambition it lacks the same penetration in the sector when compared with other programmes such as the Digital Railway programme. Advice Being Sought We intend to hold a suppliers' day to seek advice from potential suppliers. The advice we are seeking includes but is not limited to: * The appropriate duration for a marketing campaign of this type * The key activities required to deliver the desired outcomes * What constitutes said activities * An indication of the required budget. * The methodology behind a marketing campaign of this type ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc984d90-d0aa-4abe-922d-a4e0b7e61359 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | 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 - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 31 Oct 2017 at 14:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc984d90-d0aa-4abe-922d-a4e0b7e61359 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc984d90-d0aa-4abe-922d-a4e0b7e61359 31st October 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22d92af2-4ac8-4607-9b11-b90c2ec28fc8 RSSB2666 - Marketing the UK Rail Industry's Technical Strategy - RTS Marketing Support Supplier Advice Brief ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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