Competitive Contract Award Notice

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CompetitiveContractNotice - GB-london: T1264-Inform the introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling on the GB network
1. Title: GB-London: T1264-Inform the introduction of Digital Automatic Coupling on the GB network
2. Awarding Authority:
RSSB
The Helicon, 1 South Place, London, EC2M 2RB, United Kingdom
Tel. 020 3142 5351, Email: hazel.fernandes@rssb.co.uk
Attn: Hazel Fernandes
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Research and development services.

4. Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services. The project aims to provide the GB rail industry with the necessary information to understand the possible ways forward when changes to the TSI on DAC are introduced in 2022 and the implications of each option.
To guide industry decisions on how DAC should be considered for the WAG NTSN, this research will need to identify and analyse:
•Technical and operation implications of adopting DAC (e.g. required work to fit and retrofit, new solutions unlocked by their use – e.g. information, confirmation of formation, sensing solutions) as well as of not adopting DAC (e.g. cost and availability of current couplings if EU adopts DAC, implication on international operations, implication on GB operations and alternative/future technological solutions).
•Potential strategies and associated timescales for managing the transition from conventional couplings to DAC for both new build and retro fitment in GB.
•Benefits, costs and risks for the transition options identified, including consideration of future implications in term of technology dependencies and opportunities, in particular those related to ETCS and train integrity.
5. CPV Codes:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKI - LONDON

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: LONDON,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: 606446542
9. Awarded to:

Railfreight Consulting Limited
Suites 12 & 13, Unit 32 Hobbs Industrial Estate, Newchapel, Lingfield, RH7 6HN, United Kingdom
Tel. 0203 142 5351, Email: ralph.goldney@railfreightconsulting.eu
Attn: Ralph Goldney
Value Cost: 69,750
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: Yes Awarded to SME?: Yes
10. Date of Contract Award: 22/09/2021
11. Number of Tenders Received: 5
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=625282138
TKR-2021924-PRO-18966761
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 27/09/2021
Period of Work End date: 29/04/2022