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Categorising platform/train stepping arrangements to assess and prioritise actions towards independent boarding

Descriptions

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).

 

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./R6W4Z42F2T

 

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R6W4Z42F2T

Timeline

Published Date :

26th Sep 2025 10 days ago

Deadline :

30th Oct 2025 in a 24 days

Contract Start :

26th Nov 2025

Contract End :

25th Sep 2026

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Keywords

research studies

scientific analysis

literature review

knowledge acquisition

academic investigation

project evaluation

data interpretation

exploratory research

technical review

strategic research planning

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Open

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N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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