--- title: "Online Brand Protection Services - Early Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c091" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c091" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c091.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c091.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON" published: "2024-11-27" --- # Online Brand Protection Services - Early Market Engagement Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c091 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c091) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c091.json) ## Summary Transport for London (TfL) is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Online Brand Protection Services - Early Market Engagement" under the IT services category. The process involves engaging interested suppliers in relation to protecting TfL's brands across the internet. Businesses must express their interest by 5pm on January 2, 2025, via an email that includes essential contact information. The supplier 1-2-1 sessions will take place between January 8 and January 14, 2025. These sessions will provide an overview of TfL's requirements, offer suppliers an opportunity to present their services, and address pre-planned questions. The focus areas for this service encompass UK and global marketplaces, websites, mobile apps, and social media platforms. This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, primarily for companies specialising in IT services, particularly those skilled in online brand protection, software development, and internet support. Businesses capable of detecting and addressing brand infringements will find this engagement beneficial as it involves monitoring a range of digital spaces and safeguarding multiple TfL trademarks. Companies that can offer comprehensive solutions, including regular progress reviews with TfL's IPR manager and brand licensing agents, will be well-suited to compete. This early market engagement is crucial for businesses looking to establish or expand their services within the public sector, specifically with a high-profile entity like Transport for London. ## Notice Transport for London (TfL) are issuing this PIN notice to invite interested suppliers to undertake Early Market Engagement activities in the form of supplier 1-2-1s in relation to Online Brand Protection Services. This is not a call for competition, it is being used as a medium to carry out market engagement, identify interested parties that have the potential to meet the requirements and to better understand the market capabilities. This PIN is issued solely for the purposes of market engagement. No information contained within this PIN, or provided during and for this, or any other, market engagement exercise, constitutes any commitment by TfL or any member of the TfL group or any of their stakeholders to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Requirement description: TfL require protection of our portfolio of brands across the internet. The services we will require are the following: -Scanning the web and online marketplaces to search for any brand infringements -Taking down any sites that infringe TfL's brand -Provide service reviews with the IPR manager, along with TfL's chosen brand licensing agents (and potentially TfL legal) to review progress on at least a quarterly basis This service would need to monitor the following areas: -UK & Global Market Places -UK & Global Websites -Mobile apps -Social Media (including but not limited to X (formally twitter), Tik Tok, Facebook.... This service would need to cover protection of the following brands: -Transport for London (TfL) -London Underground (LU) -Roundel (all circle and bar devices under which are Trade Marked by TfL, we can provide up to date list of these, including visuals). -Mind the Gap (both the words and the visuals) -Heritage Posters, Moquette's, Routemaster & Johnston Fonts (full list & images can be provided) -The Tube Map -Oyster Card (word mark) -Oyster Card (visual mark) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038360-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Feb 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E20 1JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham | | Local authority | Newham | | Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park | | Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLG West Midlands (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLN Northern Ireland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 27 Nov 2024 at 17:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038360-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://tfl.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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