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# Digital Marketing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Ltd: "Digital Marketing Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-coh-03076444)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Marketing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorthernrailway%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-marketing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8#participate

## Description
This tender is split into two (2) lots. Lot 1 - Paid SearchLot 2 - Organic SearchPlease see tender documents for further information.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Paid Search
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Paid Search partner will act as an extension of the Northern team and will manage Northern’s online search advertising presence, ensuring quality traffic is driven to the website and app that increases sales and generates a profitable return on i...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Organic Search
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We require a partner on a retained basis who will act as an extension of the Northern team and manage our online presence across organic search, increasing visibility, providing on-page and off-page SEO and content services, and ensuring quality traf...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Digital Marketing - Paid Search (active)
  - Award id: `009072-2023-NTL/PT/0035-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Digital Marketing - Organic Search (active)
  - Award id: `009072-2023-NTL/PT/0035-2`
  - Supplier(s): **8 Million Stories Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171480`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Digital Marketing - Paid Search (active)

  - Signed Date: 22/03/2023

- **Contract:** Digital Marketing - Organic Search (active)

  - Signed Date: 22/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009072-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-29T08:17:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:02:09.073Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0372b8