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title: "Digital Retail and Marketing Services for XC Trains Limited (CrossCountry)"
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# Digital Retail and Marketing Services for XC Trains Limited (CrossCountry)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-retail-and-marketing-services-for-xc-trains-limited-crosscountry-ocds-h6vhtk-0424dc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** XC TRAINS LIMITED: "Digital Retail and Marketing Services for XC Trains Limited (CrossCountry)". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [XC TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/xc-trains-limited-coh-04402048)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2024 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0424dc`

## 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-retail-and-marketing-services-for-xc-trains-limited-crosscountry-ocds-h6vhtk-0424dc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [crosscountrytrains.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crosscountrytrains.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-retail-and-marketing-services-for-xc-trains-limited-crosscountry-ocds-h6vhtk-0424dc#participate

## Description
XC Trains Limited (XC) will be conducting a tender for the provision of digital retail and marketing services for passengers who travel on the rail network and in particular passengers who use XC's CrossCountry services.
XC defines digital retail and marketing services as:
•	A digital retail platform capable of selling train tickets for any rail journey in Great Britain, across our digital channels (Desktop, Mobile, Android, iOS), providing real-time journey information and access to digital tickets.
•	A digital marketing website which will provide information to customers, XC marketing opportunities, customer support and account management.
Please submit your note of interest in email to: DRMStender.admin@crosscountrytrains.co.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Contract Period:** 14/10/2025 to 15/10/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036500-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-12T11:56:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T13:52:33.071Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0424dc