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title: "Suppliers Information Event (Market Engagement) for T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d881"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS BOARD (RSSB)"
published: "2025-10-31"
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# Suppliers Information Event (Market Engagement) for T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail.

Buyer: RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS BOARD (RSSB)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d881

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## Summary

The Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB), based in London, is in the planning stage of their procurement process for the project titled "Suppliers Information Event (Market Engagement) for T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail." This initiative, under the services industry category, invites businesses for a suppliers' information event set to be held virtually on 6th November 2025. Parties interested in participating in this event are requested to email their attendees' names by 5th November 2025. The contract period is planned from 22nd December 2025 to 22nd December 2027, with a procurement value of GBP 250,000 (exclusive of taxes).

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in research services, specifically those specialising in psychometric assessments and recruitment processes. Suitable contenders could include firms experienced in providing comprehensive validation studies and engaging in projects with distinguishable phases, as emphasised by RSSB's phased approach. Participating in the virtual engagement event will provide potential tenderers with a deeper understanding of the project's requirements and enable them to propose insightful strategies to enhance train driver selection processes, thereby strengthening their positioning within the railway sector.

## Notice

RSSB has recently published the procurement project T1379: Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection, and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail. The appointed supplier will research aims to conduct a comprehensive validation study of the train driver selection process that is used in GB Rail by all rail companies that employ mainline train drivers. This covers passenger operators, freight operators and infrastructure contractors. It will focus on both the standardised and non-standardised elements of train driver selection and be separated into two distinct phases. We consider a phase distinction to be important given the fundamental differences that exist between the two elements of train driver selection and the required outputs for each. There will be a stage gate review between phase 1 and phase 2 to enable review and reflection of the findings and recommendations, considering any additions or adaptions to phase 2 before commencement. Further information on the specification for the T1379 project can be found in the attached specifications. Prospective tenderers are invited to join an online (Microsoft Teams) suppliers information event ONLINE (Microsoft Teams) 14:00 - 15:00 Thursday 6th November 2025. This will consist of presentations about the project from the RSSB project team and technical leads (approximately 60 minutes) with a Q&A session (up to 60 minutes). Prospective tenderers are strongly encouraged to attend the event if they can. If you are seeking to attend the suppliers information event, please could you email Christopher.sargeant@rssb.co.uk the names of your attendee's by the end of Wednesday 5th November 2025. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=991235768

### Planning Information

Suppliers information event to be held virtually.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070271-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Dec 2025 - 22 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS BOARD (RSSB) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC3M 5AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Aldgate |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2025 at 19:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070271-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070271-2025
  31st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=991235768
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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