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# BDU Creative Agency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bdu-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-07bae7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The BDU Marketing team is looking to extend the current creative agency contract with Stratos for an end-to-end service solution to help with the planning and delivery of design assets to be deployed across the campaigns calendar that will be delivered on an annual basis. There will also be some ad hoc projects available to support on wider design of core/always-on messaging and communications across owned channels.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £99,764 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bdu-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-07bae7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07bae7`

## Before you bid
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- **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/bdu-creative-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-07bae7#tl-md)

## Description
The BDU Marketing team is looking to extend the current creative agency contract with Stratos for an end-to-end service solution to help with the planning and delivery of design assets to be deployed across the campaigns calendar that will be delivered on an annual basis. There will also be some ad hoc projects available to support on wider design of core/always-on messaging and communications across owned channels.
The agency has consistently delivered high-quality work efficiently and has played a key role in maintaining project progress. Extending the engagement will help ensure continuity of delivery, mitigate resource risks, and support the successful completion of planned initiatives.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): [STRATOS CREATIVE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stratos-creative-limited-coh-09351113)
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177100`
  - Value: £99,764 (inc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F107700-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-12T15:57:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-14T01:20:53.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07bae7
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.