Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Trains Limited
George Stephenson House, Toft Green
York
YO1 6JT
UK
Telephone: +44 7929708826
E-mail: Holly.Peters@northernrailway.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northernrailway.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Printed Goods and Ancillary Services (Print Services)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-025055
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited
00681528
Stockport
SK3 0ZP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=968627452 GO Reference: GO-2025725-PRO-31574810
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Trains Limited
George Stephenson House, Toft Green
York
YO1 6JT
UK
Telephone: +44 7929708826
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2025