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Official UK procurement notice

Business North East Creative Identity

Official notice

Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£17,540published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to CRAVENS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Business North East Visual and Verbal Identity contract including: overarching creative idea with tagline, logo concept and visual identity system with 2 rounds of development and 2 application examples (event collateral example and webpage) + toolkit of final, approved logo files and design system assets.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East
79342000 Marketing services79822500 Graphic design services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 14:29 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 14:29 BST
Authority reference
OPEN-PR-02102026142529062
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093404
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fdb Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £17,5401 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CRAVENS LIMITEDSME2 Oct 2026 — 28 Oct 2026£17,540—Standstill

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Transparency notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 14:29 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North East Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMR-6594-BRGH The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZ [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender