Award

Provision of partnership marketing rights for the sport of UK rugby league

  • Northern Trains Limited

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-037549

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0428de

Published 20 December 2023, 4:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Trains Limited

George Stephenson House, Toft Green

York

YO1 6JT

Contact

Robin Horsman

Email

robin.horsman@northernrailway.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7827937566

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE21 - York

Companies House

03076444

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northernrailway.co.uk

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of partnership marketing rights for the sport of UK rugby league

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79342000 - Marketing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of partnership marketing rights for the sport of UK rugby league including branding promotion.

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)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of partnership marketing rights for the sport of UK Rugby Super League including promotion of the Northern Trains brand at games, on websites and social media.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further period of 12months after first year.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator.

Under Regulation 50.(1) (c) (iii) Utilities may use the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator which involves the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights and no suitable alternative or substitute exists.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

RL Commercial Limited

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

13938431

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

London

Country

United Kingdom