Future Labs - Rail Industry Energy Resilience Tender - 140693946

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Future Labs - Rail Industry Energy Resilience

Deadline: 01 Jun 2026

Posting Date: 05 May 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 140693946

Document Ref. No.: TPT600

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

71314000 - Energy and related services
71314200 - Energy-management services
71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

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Tender Details

The rail industry is calling on the UK-s brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain-s rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain-s train operators are seeking pioneering solutions to four of rail-s toughest challenges. DFTO train operators have environmental and sustainability targets, whether that is for their overall carbon emissions, or specific to certain parts of their operations. In stations, we want to meet targets such as the creation of net zero stations. Severe weather events are occurring more frequently and are already impacting our operations. There is a risk that such events may impact our ability to provide a safe and operational environments for our customers and people in the future. We also know that energy generation comes from a variety of sources, and not all are renewable (low carbon intensive). As a consumer of electricity, DFTO operators cannot stipulate exactly where our electricity comes from, and the balance of power sources is very weather dependent. Although we may have purchased green energy financially, this does not mean that we are actually consuming green energy (this is a financial arrangement only). Energy production and transmission is based on regional generation and whole network loading, which is managed entirely b...

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