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# 659 - Design Services 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/659-design-services-2-ocds-h6vhtk-035592). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ASTON UNIVERSITY: "659 - Design Services 2". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [ASTON UNIVERSITY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design consultancy services, Graphic design services, Services related to printing
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-035592`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/659-design-services-2-ocds-h6vhtk-035592#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D8fec7505-0d09-ed11-8116-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/659-design-services-2-ocds-h6vhtk-035592#participate

## Description
Aston University is seeking to appoint 3 Suppliers to create and establish a Design Services Framework with options to extend the appointment subject to the mutual agreement of the parties.
The University requires a wide and varying range of services each year. The document 'Design Project Range' represent a small cross-section of the types of work that are required.
The University has two in-house designers and currently outsources design requirements. Design suppliers will be expected to work with the in-house designers and the approved print suppliers where appropriate. Design suppliers must always follow Aston University’s corporate guidelines.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79415200, 79822500
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £630,000
- **Description:** Aston University is seeking to appoint 3 Suppliers to create and establish a Design Services Framework with options to extend the appointment subject to the mutual agreement of the parties.
The University requires a wide and varying range of services...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 003627-2023-659-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Creative Triangle**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-45206`
  - Value: £630,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Design Services 2 (active)
  - Award id: `003627-2023-659-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Hybrid News Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133302`
  - Value: £630,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Design Services 2 (active)
  - Award id: `003627-2023-659-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Morton Ward Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-173350`
  - Value: £630,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 003627-2023-659-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £630,000
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2022

- **Contract:** Design Services 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £630,000
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2022

- **Contract:** Design Services 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £630,000
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003627-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-06T16:24:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:59:48.371Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-035592