AwardedAwarded 31 October 2025
977407103 T1394 Determining tram-train platform arrangements
Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) · Public undertaking
In brief
Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) awarded research work to SYSTRA Limited on 31 October 2025.
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What the notice says
The objective of this research is to define a set of standardised tram-train platform arrangements suitable for use in Great Britain. These arrangements will help support safe, accessible, and cost-effective delivery of future tram-train schemes.
The project will:
•Develop practical platform interface designs that accommodate tram-train vehicle characteristics, accessibility requirements, and operational constraints such as curvature, cant, and clearance for the largest rolling stock likely to pass the infrastructure (typically freight services).
•Support consistency across future schemes by providing clear, annotated arrangements that reduce the need for bespoke infrastructure and improve design efficiency in early project stages.
•Inform national standards development, by providing evidence-based recommendations for updating existing infrastructure guidance or supporting the case for a dedicated tram-train platform standard.
•Engage relevant industry stakeholders to ensure the outputs are feasible, widely applicable, and aligned with safety, operational, and regulatory expectations.
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Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| SYSTRA Limited 4 bids received | £80,000 | Awarded 31 October 2025 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 072069-2025
Last time this was bought
978798928 T1399 Interventions for improving platform/train stepping arrangements
- Won by
- Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
- Awarded
- 23 December 2025
- Value
- £210,000
- Bids
- 3
- Contract ends
- 24 September 2026
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About the buyer
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From notice 072069-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 7 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.