--- title: "RSSB2667 - Rail Accessibility Competition Brief" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED" published: "2017-11-14" --- # RSSB2667 - Rail Accessibility Competition Brief Buyer: RAIL SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9eea271-92ab-4e1e-a56c-693d6830e24c.json) ## Summary The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited (RSSB) is in the planning stage for a grant competition titled "RSSB2667 - Rail Accessibility Competition Brief," focusing on the rail industry. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility for disabled individuals across the rail network, with key dates including an engagement end date set for 23rd February 2018. The competition addresses essential themes such as physical accessibility and improving rail access for those with less visible impairments. Proposals are expected to be innovative and widely applicable, potentially benefiting a significant portion of the rail system. This tender presents a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in design, research and development consultancy, and specialty design services. Companies that innovate in accessibility solutions, collaboration between various stakeholders—including charities and train operators—will be well-positioned to compete. The aim is to stimulate new ideas that enhance the ability of disabled passengers to travel independently, creating growth avenues for businesses that can offer cost-effective, pioneering solutions to rail accessibility challenges. ## Notice RSSB is utilising Contracts Finder to advertise a Grant Competition. Please follow the instructions contained within the attached document to this Notice. -- Introduction and Background Analysis of the National Travel Survey has highlighted that disabled people are less likely to make trips by rail than the rest of the population. Only one percent of all trips taken by disabled people aged 16-69 years includes rail, compared with over five per cent of journeys made by non-disabled people. The Department for Transport (DfT) in its draft Accessibility Action Plan (currently under consultation until 15th November 2017) recognised the need to take further steps to improve rail accessibility cost-effectively, and to do more for people with less visible impairments. As part of the Accessibility Action Plan, the DfT is funding this Rail Accessibility Competition which is being run by RSSB. The aim of the competition is to find innovative solutions for disabled people that will help improve their overall access to the railway. The competition focuses on two distinct themes: * Theme 1: Physical accessibility * Theme 2: Improving access to rail for people with less visible impairments The competition is open to any organisations or individuals with potential solutions. Proposals may provide solutions focussing on a particular user group or provide solutions for generic issues addressing multiple user groups. Solutions are likely to have the potential to be applied across significant portions of the rail network, and not be a specific solution for a particular organisation or location. Collaborative proposals are welcome, in particular proposals including one or more of the following: train operators, infrastructure managers, suppliers, solution providers and charities or passenger groups are encouraged. Aims and objectives The aims of this competition are to stimulate ideas for innovation that will potentially: * Support execution of the Accessibility Action Plan. * Identify cost-effective, innovative solutions to improve physical access to and at stations. * Enable disabled passengers to travel unassisted and to use rail to travel more frequently. * Encourage the use of new technologies as an enabler for disabled people, rather than as a new form of exclusion. * Identify solutions for improving access to rail for those with less visible impairments (these are likely to be IT based). * Encourage engagement between suppliers, TOCs and charities to develop solutions that address the specific needs of disabled people. Competition scope Theme 1: Physical accessibility This theme will focus on improving physical access to and at stations. Examples may include, but are not limited to: * Lower cost solutions to improve access for passengers with mobility impairments via: - Improved physical access to the station itself and facilities contained within it - More cost-effective solutions to lifts and stairs within the station ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab689da7-5bfa-4ce5-9bde-dde76fec99b7 | | 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 | 14 Nov 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 - 22 - Printed matter and related products - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 22314000 - Designs - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79930000 - Specialty design services ## Release History - 14 Nov 2017 at 11:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab689da7-5bfa-4ce5-9bde-dde76fec99b7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab689da7-5bfa-4ce5-9bde-dde76fec99b7 14th November 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/917c48bd-440a-4f35-9a49-ef97e9045dd9 Accessibility Competition Brief ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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