Official UK procurement notice
Rail Advertising Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail) are engaging the market for a prospective third party to provide Rail Advertising services: including roadside, in-station, on-train and ticket gates).
CPV: Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1ScotRail are seeking to contract with a single supplier to provide advertising…AwardedRenewal
ScotRail are seeking to contract with a single supplier to provide advertising services across the entire ScotRail estate: roadside, on-train, in-station, ticket gates and experiential. The current advertising portfolio has a mixture of classic paper panels and modern digital units and we are tendering for a supplier to manage and invest into our current estate. Additional information: Unrestricted access to the Procurement Documents is available via the ScotRail Wax Portal:
Wax Portal: scotrail.wax-live.com ↗
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Economic & financial standing
The Supplier is expected to maintain in force for the duration of the contract, the insurance policies as per PQQ docs.
Bidders will also be required to provide adequate assurance of financial strength to successfully complete their contractual obligations. This includes a general yearly turnover of GBP2m and Current Ratio equal to or exceeding 1.2 and an Acid Test Ratio equal to or exceeding 1.0.
Further details can be found in the PQQ documents / the Wax portal.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2023, 09:49 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb94Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:808940)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
11 Oct 2023 → 2 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected30 Oct 2023
- Notice published2 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2025, 15:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Outdoor Media Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 053245-2025-1 · Global Outdoor Media Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Global Outdoor Media LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria