✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:01.
Opportunity overview
RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research into the feasibility and potential impact of developing a more detailed description of a train’s full path than is currently possible through the existing TIPLOC-based timetable. The research will consider the information, data and technical requirements needed, demonstrate how a more granular path description could work alongside existing railway systems, and explore the potential benefits, risks and implementation considerations for the GB rail industry.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./8D5Z4669FC
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8D5Z4669FC
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Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC3M 5AD · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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096458-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
RSSB is seeking research on whether a more detailed end-to-end train-path description can be developed beyond the current TIPLOC-based timetable, including data, technical, system-integration, benefits, risks and implementation considerations for Great Britain’s rail industry.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for rail research, rail-data, timetable systems and transport-technology consultancies. The notice does not state detailed supplier selection criteria or mandatory accreditations.
Key points identified
Research scopeResearch the feasibility and potential impact of a more detailed description of a train's full path than the existing TIPLOC-based timetable provides.Evidence: Opportunity description
Data and technical assessmentConsider the information, data and technical requirements needed.Evidence: Opportunity description
Systems integrationDemonstrate how a more granular path description could work alongside existing railway systems.Evidence: Opportunity description
96% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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RSSB is seeking research on whether a more detailed end-to-end train-path description can be developed beyond the current TIPLOC-based timetable, including data, technical, system-integration, benefits, risks and implementation considerations for Great Britain’s rail industry.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for rail research, rail-data, timetable systems and transport-technology consultancies. The notice does not state detailed supplier selection criteria or mandatory accreditations.
Key deliverables
Research into feasibility and potential impact of a fuller train-path description
Assessment of information, data and technical requirements
Demonstration of how granular path descriptions could work with existing railway systems
Analysis of benefits, risks and implementation considerations for the GB rail industry
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Research scope
99% confidence
Research the feasibility and potential impact of a more detailed description of a train's full path than the existing TIPLOC-based timetable provides.
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Opportunity description
Data and technical assessment
99% confidence
Consider the information, data and technical requirements needed.
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Opportunity description
Systems integration
98% confidence
Demonstrate how a more granular path description could work alongside existing railway systems.
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Opportunity description
Industry assessment
98% confidence
Explore benefits, risks and implementation considerations for the GB rail industry.
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Opportunity description
Supplier eligibility criteria
97% confidence
Unknown; no eligibility, financial standing, insurance, organisation-size or location requirements are stated in the supplied notice data.
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No such criteria are included in the supplied opportunity record.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum stated value
98% confidence
Up to GBP 120,000.
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process.value_max: 120000 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 120000 GBP.
Contract pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms or contract term is supplied.
Delivery
Delivery subject
98% confidence
Research concerning train-path descriptions and GB rail systems.
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Opportunity description
Buyer location
99% confidence
London, United Kingdom (EC3M 5AD). This is the buyer location, not a stated delivery location.
procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: Below threshold - open competition.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
10 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-10T12:00:00+00:00; lot 1 deadline matches.
Response route
98% confidence
Respond through the RSSB Delta eSourcing portal.
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Opportunity description provides the Delta eSourcing response link.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed tender requirements unavailable in supplied data
98% confidence
Evaluation criteria, supplier eligibility conditions, contract terms, insurance requirements, delivery timetable and detailed submission instructions are not stated in the supplied record; suppliers should review the eSourcing portal materials.
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The supplied opportunity description provides only a high-level scope and portal links; relevant fields are absent or null.
Commercial basis unclear
98% confidence
A maximum value of GBP 120,000 is stated, but the pricing structure, payment mechanism and whether this is inclusive of all costs are unknown.
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value_max and lot value are supplied, but no commercial terms are supplied.
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