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title: "Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)"
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# Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/printed-goods-and-ancillary-services-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488fb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Trains Ltd: "Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Trains Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-trains-ltd-GB-PPON-PZCJ-2164-HJQZ)
- **Published Value:** £2,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printed matter and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0488fb`

## 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/printed-goods-and-ancillary-services-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488fb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FBM9W7V3F7N)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/printed-goods-and-ancillary-services-print-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0488fb#participate

## 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.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,100,000
- **Description:** 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 cont...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 043254-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134033`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 043254-2025-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 22/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043254-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-25T15:05:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:01:30.229Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0488fb