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1065231833 Market Engagement Questionnaire for Circular Opportunities

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · Public undertaking

In brief

Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) has announced plans to buy research work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £35,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 months, starting 2 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Circular Opportunities in Rail is a proposed RSSB project within its Natural Environment programme, focused on identifying practical opportunities to increase circularity across the GB rail sector. RSSB are inviting suppliers to provide a summary of their capabilities in this subject area to help us deliver a successful project. Given the envisaged scope of work, we would be pleased to receive a short response For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./74MNQ238M3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/74MNQ238M3

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 085942-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

46

Awards

22

Suppliers it has used most for research

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From notice 085942-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.