Northern Trains Limited (NTL): Outdoor Advertising Services

UK-York: Advertising services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Northern Trains Limited
       George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7929708826, Email: holly.peters@northernrailway.co.uk
       Main Address: www.northernrailway.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Rail Transport Services

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Outdoor Advertising Services    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      79341000 - Advertising services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Northern Trains Limited (NTL) is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers to provide outdoor advertising services that generate revenue for both the supplier and NTL through utilising NTL’s estate in the form of a concession contract. This form of notice is one available under the Utilities Contract 2016 and is being used solely to notify the market of this forthcoming contract opportunity. Any future procurement process is not expected to be subject to the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 and resulting agreements from any future procurement process shall be concession contract(s). It is anticipated that NTL shall publish a tender for this requirement in mid October 2024.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:          
         •Lot 1- Digital Outdoor Estate
•Lot 2- Static Print Sites and Media Extensions
•Lot 3- Static Gate line Estate

II.2) Lot Description : 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Outdoor Advertising Services Lot 1- Digital Outdoor Estate
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79341000 - Advertising services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Northern Trains Ltd (NTL) are seeking commercial partner(s) to provide outdoor advertising services that generate revenue for both the supplier and Northern through utilising NTL’s estate. Lot 1- Digital Outdoor Estate shall include: • Digital D6 • Digital Large Format • Digital Large Format Frame    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 2    
   II.2.1) Title: Outdoor Advertising Services Lot 2- Static Print Sites and Media Extensions
         Lot Number: 2          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79341000 - Advertising services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Northern Trains Ltd (NTL) are seeking commercial partner(s) to provide outdoor advertising services that generate revenue for both the supplier and Northern through utilising NTL’s estate. Lot 2 – Print 6 sheet poster sites and tactical media solutions shall include: • 4 sheet, 6 sheet, 12 sheet, 16 sheet, 48 sheet printed sites • Landmarks (of varying formats) • Stair, bridge (internal and external) and escalator panels; with the written approval of the Company Representative • Banner, pendants & flagpoles; • Stair advertising; • Floor media; • Running boards (station sign sponsorship) or “Home Of” station sponsorship; (Non-exclusive: may be sold by the Company or the Supplier with written approval of the Company Representative) •Any vinyl applications to non-advertising structures; and any other site, format and/or product which is developed throughout the Term and is designated as a “Non-Standard Advertising Display”    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 3    
   II.2.1) Title: Outdoor Advertising Services Lot 3- Static Gate line Estate
         Lot Number: 3          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      79341000 - Advertising services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Northern Trains Ltd (NTL) are seeking commercial partner(s) to provide outdoor advertising services that generate revenue for both the supplier and Northern through utilising NTL’s estate. Lot 3- Static Gateline Estate shall include: Northern Trains Ltd (NTL) are seeking commercial partner(s) to provide outdoor advertising services that generate revenue for both the supplier and Northern through utilising NTL’s estate. Lot 3- Static Gateline Estate shall include: • Static Gatelines    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         18/10/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   As part of this process individual workshops are available to interested providers, with multiple time slots available. To register an interest in this opportunity providers must submit an ‘Expression of Interest’ (EOI) by email to Holly.Peters@northernrailway.co.uk.
By expressing an interest, suppliers will be able to, select a preference on a first come first serve basis for a date to attend a market engagement workshop. Each workshop will cover the same agenda.
These workshops will be delivered via Microsoft Teams and will last for 45 mins.

They are scheduled on the following dates:

• Tuesday 8th October 2024- 12:00- 12:45
• Tuesday 8th October 2024- 12:50-13:35
• Tuesday 8th October 2024 – 13:40-14:25
• Tuesday 8th October 2024- 14:30- 15:15
• Wednesday 9th October 2024- 11:30-12:15

Further dates may be released if necessary.

When selecting a preference for a workshop slot, please state your first and second preference, if possible, and we will try our best to accommodate.

Please note that feedback from the workshops will be shared with every provider who has expressed an interest however will be anonymised.

Please be aware that this PIN will close on 7th October 2024 09:00, and all EOI's will need to be submitted via email to Holly.Peters@northernrailway.co.uk prior to this deadline.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/09/2024