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title: "Railcard Printing and Fulfilment Services"
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# Railcard Printing and Fulfilment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/railcard-printing-and-fulfilment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b71f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Rail Delivery Group (RDG) intends to directly award an interim contract for the provision of staff railcard printing, personalisation, fulfilment and distribution services. The contract will cover the production and distribution of physical staff railcards and associated materials for eligible employees, retired employees and their family members. The supplier will be responsible for secure data handling, card production and quality assurance, stock management and timely dispatch, including managing peak renewal periods and consolidating household mailings where required.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/train-information-services-limited-coh-03069020)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £426,644 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/railcard-printing-and-fulfilment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b71f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b71f`

## 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/railcard-printing-and-fulfilment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07b71f#tl-md)

## Description
Rail Delivery Group (RDG) intends to directly award an interim contract for the provision of staff railcard printing, personalisation, fulfilment and distribution services.
The contract will cover the production and distribution of physical staff railcards and associated materials for eligible employees, retired employees and their family members. Services will include new cards, annual renewals and replacements, together with accompanying letters, inserts and envelopes.
The supplier will be responsible for secure data handling, card production and quality assurance, stock management and timely dispatch, including managing peak renewal periods and consolidating household mailings where required.
This interim arrangement is intended to maintain continuity of essential services while RDG prepares to undertake a competitive procurement exercise, which is currently anticipated to be published in January 2027. The direct award will provide continuity during the intervening period, pending the completion of the planned procurement and transition to the resulting contractual arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30199310, 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Railcard Printing and Fulfilment Services – Interim Continuation (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Readygrid Limited t/a Royale Graphics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJJR-5318-MGPH`
  - Value: £426,644 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106214-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-09T13:05:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T10:49:10.941Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b71f