Buyer profile · Public undertaking
Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: RSSB
- Tenders published
- 19
- About one every 19 days
- Contracts awarded
- 19
- To 21 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1m
- 8 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £110k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £180kestimated
- £50kestimated
- £65kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £35kestimated
- 1054260192 T1420 and T1421 Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing – Freight Vehicle Braking ResearchValue not stated
- £180kestimated
- £100kestimated
- £25kestimated
- £125kestimated
- £250kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)68%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
- Direct award (no competition)27%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 54% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 68%
- Higher than 54% of other public bodies
- Based on 37 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 43%
- Lower than 67% of other public bodies
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 77% of other public bodies
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 72% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 27%
- Higher than 56% of other public bodies
- Based on 37 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most other public bodies
- Based on 19 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
This buyer: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
This buyer: 68%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
This buyer: 43%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB).See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Executive Director Recruitment Services | Russell Reynolds Associates Ltd | — | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Brand strategy and marketing support | McLaren Whitson Ltd | £38k | 28 Dec 2026 |
| Chief Digital Officer Recruitment Search | Gatenbysanderson Limited | — | 25 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1063173918 T1421 Uniformity and consistency of braking within a freight train | Engineering Support Group Ltd (T/A DB ESG) | £346k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Payroll Services | Ciphr Limited | — | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Executive Recruitment Search | Ford & Stanley Limited | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| 1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network | Andromeda Engineering Ltd | £180k | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Marketing Measurement Framework | Foundry Data Ltd | — | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Accreditation | The Clear Company | — | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Brand strategy and marketing support | McLaren Whitson Ltd | — | 29 May 2026 |
| Broker Services for Private Medical and Dental Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme | Isio Group Limited | — | 28 May 2026 |
| Safety Risk Model (SRM) v10 upgrade | Sotera Risk Solutions Limited | £56k | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Rail Reform Consultancy Services | Economic Insight Limited | — | 25 Mar 2026 |