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Corporate Design Services Framework

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BuyerNewcastle City Council
StatusOpen
Deadline11 Sept 2026
Value£500,000
Published5 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Over threshold ITT for a Framework agreement to include suppliers (up to 6 per Lot) who can deliver Standard Corporate Design and Creative Services requirements via Mini-Competitions. The Framework will be in place for a maximum of 4 years, including optional extension periods. This opportunity is published via the Open E-Procurement tendering portal. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please search for this opportunity (Reference - OPEN2026755) via the following website: https://www.open-uk.org/.

Delivery location

UKC2, GB · UKC2, GB · UKC2, GB

Categories

Advertising and marketing services 79340000Graphic design services 79822500Design support services 79933000Photographic services 79961000Motion picture and video services 92100000

Lot details

Lot 1 - Standard Corporate Design

There is a requirement to include the creation of a range of corporate publications, including (but not limited to) leaflets, posters, logos, reports, flyers, brochures, booklets, newsletters, and folders. All concepts designed as part of this must be transferrable into a wide range of electronic / digital media.

Statusactive
Value£500,000
Contract periodFrom 13 Mar 2027 to 13 Mar 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality Assessment (including Social Value) (70%)
Price Assessment (30%)

Lot 2 - Creative Services

The preferred suppliers must be able to offer services in digital campaigns and development, and graphic design, and a minimum of 3 other disciplines as detailed below (but not limited to): • Brand concept, creation and development • Infographics and graphic design • Web strategy, design, development and build (digital) • Social marketing strategies • Campaign development, strategy, and delivery • Direct marketing (telemarketing, direct mail or e-marketing) • Marketing strategy • Social media and content strategies • Photography or video production • Advertising and media planning (including outdoor) • Multi-media design and development

Statusactive
Value£500,000
Contract periodFrom 13 Mar 2027 to 13 Mar 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality Assessment (Including Social Value) (70%)
Price Assessment (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Advertising and marketing services, Graphic design services, Design support servicesNot published
2Advertising and marketing services, Graphic design services, Design support services, Photographic services, Motion picture and video servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Advertising and marketing services (79340000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 7913,7424 median · 30.9 average (5,805 of 13,742 with a bid count)3.2 average (6,511 of 13,742 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer7Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC2375 median · 10.4 average (10 of 37 with a bid count)1.5 average (11 of 37 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1,1457 median · 7.8 average (21 of 1,145 with a bid count)1.5 average (21 of 1,145 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
This market engagement via a questionnaire, and potential meetings for clarification, will help inform the scope of a potential new design framework. All updates will be posted via the Open tendering portal: https://www.open-uk.org/. Supplier feedback submitted within the questionnaire will be considered within the Authority's commissioning strategy.engagement29 Apr 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release IDocds-h6vhtk-0682d5-2026-08-05T10:15:07+01:00
Latest release timestampWed Aug 05 2026 09:15:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074009-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-11T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-09T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://www.open-uk.org/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£500,000
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source2
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 Aug 2026tender074009-2026
15 Apr 2026planning034126-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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15 Apr 2026 · 034126-2026 · planning
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