Official UK procurement notice
Copywriting Framework (LSHW.002.2026) · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Details Notice (UK7) for the Copywriting Framework (LSHW.002.2026) procurement.
Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks to procure and implement a Framework Agreement for the provision of Copywriting services.
The intention is to procure a multi-supplier framework to provide ad-hoc copywriting support to the Life Sciences Hub Wales Marketing and Communications team, as and when may be required.
Primarily the requirement for externally sourced copywriting via the Copywriting Framework will be driven by the need for additional resource, and as such the framework will most likely be accessed by Life Sciences Hub Wales during periods of reduced capacity or to meet the demands of an increased workload.
Therefore the principle desired outcome of the Copywriting Framework is the availability of suitably capable and experienced copywriters able to deliver output to the standard and timelines required by Life Sciences Hub Wales.
Life Sciences Hub Wales envisages support on a range of copywriting content. As an indication, the scope of the requirement is likely to include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Case studies.
- Presentations.
- Annual Reports.
- Newsletters.
- Marketing collateral.
For the avoidance of doubt, note that the above is not considered an all-encompassing or exhaustive list of the Life Sciences Hub Wales copywriting requirement, and is provided as a high-level indication only at this stage.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Design consultancy services · Marketing services · Writing agency services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 3 Aug 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- NA
Published description of the framework
During the term of the framework Life Sciences Hub Wales shall be entitled to call-off activity via the framework either by direct award or via a mini-competition process.
All framework call-off activity valued at or less than £5,000 (excluding VAT) will be subject to a direct award process, wherein Life Sciences Hub Wales shall, at its discretion, complete a call-off directly with a single framework supplier without initiating a mini-competition process.
The direct award decision will take into account a variety of factors, such as cost, performance, experience, expertise and capacity.
All framework call-off activity valued at more than £5,000 (excluding VAT) will be subject to mini-competition process, wherein the requirements will be issued to all framework suppliers for consideration.
Each mini-competition will include the instructions for the submission of responses, and will only be issued to the framework suppliers for consideration (i.e. suppliers not on the framework will not be able to respond).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£36,000
- Condition of participation
All copywriting must be completed in adherence to the Life Sciences Hub Wales Tone of Voice and Brand Guidelines (where relevant).
Copywriting developed in-line with the relevant principles of the Welsh Government accessibility standards.
Tenderer's must agree that intellectual property rights related to animation completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales upon issue and receipt of completed content.
Tenderer's must agree to adopt and adhere to the Life Sciences Hub Wales service level requirements for copywriting services.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
During the term of the agreement the successful Suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: 70%
- Commercial Award Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Award Criteria: The agreement (if awarded) shall go to the three suppliers submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the award criteria outlined in Part 14.2.1 of the Invitation to Tender document. The Quality assessment shall carry 70% of the available 100%. The Quality assessment will be undertaken following the scoring methodology provided in Annex 1 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Commercial Award Criteria: The Commercial assessment shall carry the remaining 30% of the available 100%. The Commercial assessment will be evaluated on a proportional vs best basis and will be evaluated using the calculation provided in Part 14.2.10 of the Invitation to Tender document.
- Condition of participation
All copywriting must be completed in adherence to the Life Sciences Hub Wales Tone of Voice and Brand Guidelines (where relevant).
Copywriting developed in-line with the relevant principles of the Welsh Government accessibility standards.
Tenderer's must agree that intellectual property rights related to animation completed on behalf of Life Sciences Hub Wales by the successful suppliers will be transferred to Life Sciences Hub Wales upon issue and receipt of completed content.
Tenderer's must agree to adopt and adhere to the Life Sciences Hub Wales service level requirements for copywriting services.
The successful suppliers are required to comply with all applicable legislation (including without limitation the Data Protection Act 2018, Welsh Language Act 1993 and Modern Slavery Act 2015) in their dealings with the Life Sciences Hub Wales.
During the term of the agreement the successful Suppliers must ensure that data is managed appropriately at all times, in-line with the Data Protection Act 2018 (Chapter 2) (UK GDPR).
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Copywriting Framework (LSHW.002.2026)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jun 2026, 14:38 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 12:35 BST
- Authority reference
LSHW.002.2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052404- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac93Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 26 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · NA
Tender submissions are to be submitted in electronic format to the Postbox facility on sell2wales.gov.uk by 14:00 on Friday 26th June 2026.
Responses received after the deadline may not be considered.
Timeline
3 Jun 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 14:38 BST
- Clarification questions by124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends117 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 12:35 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 14:38 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published2 Sept 2026, 12:35 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2026, 12:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Copywriting Framework (LSHW.002.2026)
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2026
- Value
- £36,000
- Period
- 28 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Except for early termination, the Contract will run for an initial period of 24-months and will end 31st July 2028. At the sole discretion of Life Sciences Hub Wales the Contract may be extended by a further 24-months, in two separate 12-month instalments, giving a latest possible date of expiry of 31st July 2030
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Clarke Film and Media LtdFramework contractor
- Goodman Lantern LimitedFramework contractor
- The Proofreading Company LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Quality Response Template, to be completed by the tenderer. Only responses provided using the Quality response template will be accepted for evaluation.
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender document, provides full details of the Life Sciences Hub Wales requirement, award criteria and process instructions.
- Bidding documents and specifications Life Sciences Hub Wales Brand Guidelines.
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response Template. For the Commercial Assessment Tenderers are required to complete and return a Commercial response workbook by inserting the requested information as per the workbook guidance.
- Bidding documents and specifications Qualification Questionnaire, tenderers are required to complete and return a Qualification Questionnaire as part of their tender response. The Qualification Questionnaire includes a number of qualifying questions that tenderers must answer as instructed in order for their respons…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender