Northern Trains Limited (NTL): Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)

  Northern Trains Limited (NTL) has published this notice through Delta eSourcing

Notice Summary
Title: Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)
Notice type: Contract Notice - Utilities
Authority: Northern Trains Limited (NTL)
Nature of contract: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated with competition
Short Description: Northern are seeking proposals from qualified and experienced print houses to provide comprehensive printed goods and ancillary services for our railway operations. The selected supplier will be responsible for delivering high-quality printing goods to support our various marketing, communication, and operational needs. The volume of work to be commissioned as part of this agreement cannot be precisely determined and there is no committed spend or volume as a result of this agreement however it is anticipated that goods with a value of up £2.1 million will be required in the determined areas below over the three (3) year initial term of the contract. The supplier will be required to offer a wide range of printing services as outlined within the specification documents accessed via Delta.
Published: 25/07/2025 15:33

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UK-York: Printed matter and related products.

Section I: Contracting Entity

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
             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

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.6) Main activity:
      Railway services



Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         22000000 - Printed matter and related products.
      

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Northern are seeking proposals from qualified and experienced print houses to provide comprehensive printed goods and ancillary services for our railway operations. The selected supplier will be responsible for delivering high-quality printing goods to support our various marketing, communication, and operational needs. The volume of work to be commissioned as part of this agreement cannot be precisely determined and there is no committed spend or volume as a result of this agreement however it is anticipated that goods with a value of up £2.1 million will be required in the determined areas below over the three (3) year initial term of the contract. The supplier will be required to offer a wide range of printing services as outlined within the specification documents accessed via Delta.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No

      
   II.2) Description

      II.2.1) Title: Not Provided       
      Lot No: Not Provided

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Northern Trains (NTL) has chosen to run the procurement under the negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition under Regulation 47 of the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016.


      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The successful Tenderer is awarded a contract for an initial period of three (3) years with a contract value of up to £2,100,000. The agreement includes extension options for a further period of two (2) years to be taken in one (1) year periods for a maximum potential period of five (5) years with an estimated contract value of up to £3,500,000 for a five year period.




Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
      Notice number in the OJ S: 2024/S 000-025055
            

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No




Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)
   
   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 23/07/2025


      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

         Agree to publish? Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited, 00681528
             Stockport, SK3 0ZP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No



      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

      V.2.6) Price paid for bargain purchases

         Value excluding VAT: Not Provided          
         Currency: Not Provided




Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968627452
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Northern Trains Limited
          George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 7929708826

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
         Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/07/2025







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