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Marketing Creative Design Agency Services

Govia Thameslink Railway Limited

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Govia Thameslink Railway Limited

Buyer Address: 1st Floor Monument Place, 24 Monument Street, London, UKI31, EC3R 8AJ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Lorraine Baker

Contact Email: lorraine.baker@gtrailway.com

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
2880000.0 GBP
Gross: 2880000.0 GBP
Published
12 Sep 2025, 11:06
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This tender offers an exciting opportunity for a strategically minded and creatively excellent agency to support GTR in driving brand distinctiveness, passenger growth, and rail recovery through compelling, consistent storytelling. The appointed agency will lead on strategic creative planning, campaign development, cross-platform asset creation, content optimisation, and performance analysis. The agency will work alongside GTR’s in-house team, media agency (T&Pm), influencer agency (Halpern), and other partners to deliver integrated campaigns that support tactical and brand-building objectives. Building on GTR’s existing creative platform, ‘Every Stop is a Story’, the successful agency will help evolve and activate the brand to celebrate destinations, connect with new audiences, and position rail as an inclusive and sustainable travel option. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://goviathameslinkrailway.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Business-services:-law%2C-marketing%2C-consulting%2C-recruitment%2C-printing-and-security./TN33QMUYF4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://goviathameslinkrailway.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TN33QMUYF4

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056140-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 2,880,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Criterion 1 (40%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Criterion 2 (60%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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