Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc4-4e58-73ce-8c3f-cd1f25c1e269/978799118-t1398-categorising-platformtrain-stepping-arrangements-to-assess-and awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 978799118 T1398 Categorising platform/train stepping arrangements to assess and prioritise actions towards independent boarding [Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rail-safety-standards-board-rssb) Estimated value £200,000 Published 12 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 30 Oct 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The aim of T1398 is to generate and apply the methodology needed to prioritise and make the case for interventions to make boarding and alighting more accessible. To achieve this, the project will: •Define a range of Boarding Categories based on PTI geometry data and human factors. The thresholds between these categories should be driven by the proportion of passenger persona groups who can board independently and safely. •Assign platform/train pairings across the network to the Boarding Categories, determining the most appropriate way to capture each pairing given multiple points along the length of platform and multiple doors on trains. This will deliver an understanding of the distribution of actual platform/train stepping arrangements across the categories. This insight must be presented in a way that enables industry to prioritise action and consider solutions for improving stepping arrangements. •Develop a benefit-assessment methodology to assess the value (financial, economic, and societal) resulting from removing the less accessible arrangements from the GB network or partially improving them (e.g. allowing for one carriage of a train to have level access). To view this notice, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1001007151) ## CPV classification Research services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c9-2025-12-12T16:05:06Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c9-2025-12-12T16:05:06Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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