Rail Safety and Standards Board: 904724896 T1350 Understanding root causes and preventing freight wagon wheel flats Work Package 3 – Static Brake Testing of Freight Vehicles

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Notice Summary

Title:	904724896 T1350 Understanding root causes and preventing freight wagon wheel flats Work Package 3 – Static Brake Testing of Freight Vehicles
Notice type:	UK4: Tender notice
Authority:	Rail Safety and Standards Board
Nature of contract:	Services
Procedure:	Below threshold - Open competition
Short Description:	At the highest level, this work package seeks to provide missing empirical data which will support decision making and modelling to better understand how the behaviour of freight braking systems impact on the generation of wheel flats. This project will seek to characterise and document the behaviour of freight braking systems in real world settings. In combination with the other work packages, the outputs of this study will be used to inform the conclusions of the project overall and will provide useful input to other research activities on freight safety. Specifically, the outputs from this work package will support the research in characterising longitudinal compressive forces in freight (T1352), and the investigation into the factors impacting freight braking in low adhesion (T1351). The outputs will be achieved through a variety of static brake tests of real freight trains. The specific objectives of the project will be to: 1.Identify suitable testing parameters or categorisation to prioritise testing and agree a test regime. 2.Understand the performance of different locomotives. 3.Understand how braking behaviour varies with different vehicles, brake setups and components. 4.Understand how brake timing and brake force varies down the length of a long train. 5.Understand how different charging/overcharge procedures influence the behaviour of braking systems. Whilst delivering these objectives will have implications on freight braking and deceleration performance. The primary objective of this work is to support research in the topic of freight safety.
Published:	17/09/2025 17:07

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UK-London: Research services.

Scope

Description: At the highest level, this work package seeks to provide missing empirical data which will support decision making and modelling to better understand how the behaviour of freight braking systems impact on the generation of wheel flats.
This project will seek to characterise and document the behaviour of freight braking systems in real world settings. In combination with the other work packages, the outputs of this study will be used to inform the conclusions of the project overall and will provide useful input to other research activities on freight safety. Specifically, the outputs from this work package will support the research in characterising longitudinal compressive forces in freight (T1352), and the investigation into the factors impacting freight braking in low adhesion (T1351).
The outputs will be achieved through a variety of static brake tests of real freight trains. The specific objectives of the project will be to:
1.Identify suitable testing parameters or categorisation to prioritise testing and agree a test regime.
2.Understand the performance of different locomotives.
3.Understand how braking behaviour varies with different vehicles, brake setups and components.
4.Understand how brake timing and brake force varies down the length of a long train.
5.Understand how different charging/overcharge procedures influence the behaviour of braking systems.
Whilst delivering these objectives will have implications on freight braking and deceleration performance. The primary objective of this work is to support research in the topic of freight safety.

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Total value (estimated):

GBP 120,000 excluding VAT GBP 144,000 including VAT

Description

Contract dates (estimated)
10/11/2025 to 10/04/2026
CPV Classifications:
73110000 - Research services.

Contract can be extended:
No

Extension Date:

Delivery regions:
Not Provided
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: W2 Tenderer’s understanding and methodology [Max 4 pages] / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: W3 Tenderer’s experience and individual expertise [Max 3 pages, excluding CVs] / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: W4 Project management: Planning and engagement [Max 3 pages, excluding Gantt and Resource table] / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: W5 Project management: Risks and opportunities / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: W6 Price / Weighting: 20

Submission

Enquiry deadline: 03/10/2025 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 17/10/2025 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
An electronic auction will be used: No

Procedure

Procedure type: Below threshold - open competition

Contracting authority

       Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB), PVGN-9767-BLPT
       25 Fenchurch Avenue,, London, EC3M 5AD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2031425651, Email: Procurement@RSSB.co.uk
       Contact: Procurement Team
       Address of the buyer profile: WWW.RSSB.CO.UK

Organisation type: BODY_PUBLIC
Devolved regulations that apply: None