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Public sector contracts from RSSB
2 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 2
- Awards, last 12 months
- 28
- Awards since 2021
- 15
- Distinct suppliers
- £230k
- Median contract value
- 2
- Ending in 18 months
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- Has awarded contracts every year since 2023
- Took on 2 new suppliers in the last 12 months
2 contract awards published in the last 12 months and 28 since 2021 from 15 suppliers.
RSSB at a glance
Its most active procurement category is research and development.
OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED appears most frequently, holding 5 awards.
The median published contract value is £230k (28 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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2 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1049366347 T1418 Opportunities for battery-powered trains to improve the safety and efficiency of the 3rd rail DC network | Andromeda Engineering Ltd | £180k | 5 Oct 2027in 11 months |
| 989217422 T1379- Validation and enhancement of train driver psychometric assessment, selection and recruitment for modern train operations in GB Rail | Work Psychology Limited | £237k | 6 Jan 2028in 1 year 2 months |
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Latest contract awards
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Latest activity
What RSSB has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
13 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)
Tender published
1074279646 T1416 - Feasibility and impact of a full description of train path
Closes 10 Nov 2026
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Most frequent suppliers
- OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED5 awards
- AECOM Limited3 awards
- Navitas Engineering Limited3 awards
- Railfreight Consulting Limited2 awards
- Altius VA Limited2 awards
- WSP Limited2 awards
- Ricardo Rail Limited2 awards
- DGAUGE Ltd2 awards
- Fortius VA Limited1 award
- BUZZACOTT LLP (OC329687),1 award
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
3 of 19 awards
Awards since November 2023 where RSSB recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes RSSB classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 73110000Research services21
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services4
- 48000000Software package and information systems2
- 79212200Internal audit services1
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RSSB, in short
Who does RSSB award contracts to?
Across 28 contracts recorded since 2021, RSSB has used 15 different suppliers. The most frequent are OVE ARUP and PARTNERS LIMITED (5 contracts), AECOM Limited (3 contracts), Navitas Engineering Limited (3 contracts).
What does RSSB buy?
Its most active procurement categories are research and development, software and information systems, business and professional services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do RSSB contracts come up for renewal?
2 contracts awarded by RSSB have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 5 Oct 2027. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does RSSB spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £230k, across the 28 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 9 November 2025 to 8 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2023: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2023 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 2 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 9 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 17 Sept 2026 (7 weeks ago).
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from RSSB [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/rssb (Accessed: 8 November 2026).
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