Print and Production Services

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06c572Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeactive

Estimated value

£1.4m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

07 Jul 2026

Description

East Midlands Railway provides intercity and regional train services across the Midlands through to London. These are distinguished by 3 sub brands that reflect the region they serve and routes they operate:  EMR Intercity operates from the Midlands (Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester) through to London St Pancras EMR Regional provides local services to towns and communities across England, including; Crewe, Matlock, Stoke-on-Trent, Peterborough, Grantham, Norwich and Skegness. EMR Connect operates between Corby and London St Pancras. The Luton Airport Express operates on this route with majority of airport passengers travelling from London St Pancras. EMR is looking for a supplier of short tern (up to 12 months) or repeat print and production requirements, including, but not limited to: • Annual station dressings (in-station advertising and branding). Typically annual updates to all EMR owned in-station advertising and branding with new designs promoting rail value messages, ticketing products, and marketing campaign amplification. EMR also takes these opportunities to enhance existing sites where possible - either in the way they are creatively displayed or the materials used and review potential new opportunities. • Promotional materials for commercial revenue activity, new business engagement, and retail equipment decals • Signage for operational initiatives or infrastructure upgrades • Promotional and customer comms posters and vinyls for on train • Corporate materials for internal communications and business events

Scope

Reference
EMR/DH05/Print and Production Services
Total value
£1,440,000 excluding VAT
£1,728,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
08 Dec 2026 to 07 Dec 2029
Possible extension to 07 Dec 2030

Option to extend by one year.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79800000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Price - Station Dressing and Ad-hoc Print Pricing Scenarioscost45.00%
Project Managementquality35.00%
Quality Assurancequality10.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Suppliers will be financially appraised during pre-qualification stage of the process to ensure financial capacity against contract value.

Submission & procedure

Submission address
https://eastmidlandsrailway.medius-s2c.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=2303&Culture=en-GB
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure