Official UK procurement notice
Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)
Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern 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.
CPV: Printed matter and related products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Northern Trains (NTL) has chosen to run the procurement under the negotiated procedure…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,100,000
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. 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Aug 2024, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043254- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0488fbFind a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968627452 GO Reference: GO-2025725-PRO-31574810
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Sept 2024 → 25 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043254-2025-1 · Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.