Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
8th Floor,The Point, 37 North Wharf Road
LONDON
W21AF
Contact
Greig Matthew
FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.firstgroupplc.com/
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED
London
FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
London
FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED
London
FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED
London
FRH-procurement.indirects@firstrail.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/QUbB9
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/QUbB9
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Commercial Advertising: Railway Estate
Reference number
FX415
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
First Rail is tendering for the provision of commercial advertising services, to generate revenue through the management of assets and client portfolios across the following FirstGroup Train Operating Companies:
• FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED, ('GWR') company number 05113733.
• FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED, ('SWR') company number 07900320.
• FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED, ('AWC') company number 10349442.
• FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED, ('TPE') company number 09111801
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
- UKL - Wales
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
First Rail are seeking to contract with one supplier to market, manage, and invest in an extensive asset portfolio in relation to commercial advertising sales.
The successful bidder will be responsible for developing an existing portfolio of assets in railway stations, increasing revenue generation for our Train Operating Companies (TOCs).
The successful bidder will be required to procure the existing assets at the value stated at the start of the contract term, and will inherit the forward order book.
Core contract requirements involve the safe maintenance, repair, installation of new, and investment in assets throughout the term of the contract, reporting detailed results on a monthly basis to each TOC and First Rail.
As a revenue contract, First Rail are seeking supplier proposals that will best deliver the services required, delivered in accordance to the highest safety levels required in the rail environment, with maximum revenue generation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 2
Maximum number: 6
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
6 June 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
First Rail Holdings
London
Country
United Kingdom