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Published 16 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

City Lit College - Creative Design for Website and Marketing Campaign Assets

Official notice

Authority: The City Literary Institute (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

City Lit College requires one supplier to fulfil their Creative Design for Website and Marketing Campaign Assets requirement.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services · Web page editing software development services · Web server software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jan 2026
Authority reference
CA16614
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066010
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing servicesWeb page editing software development servicesWeb server software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce34 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
13 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To access this opportunity, log in to suppliers.multiquote.com ↗ and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit suppliers.multiquote.com ↗, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.

Timeline

16 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published370 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST
  2. Clarification questions by352 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline342 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts294 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  5. Award decision expected by293 days ago
    1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City Literary Institute

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PGGZ-5659-TPYJ Keeley Street, London, London, WC2B 4BAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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