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# Creative Design Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/creative-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER: "Creative Design Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,291,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-GB-NIC-NIC100166)
- **Published Value:** £1,291,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 October 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,307,979 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/creative-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/creative-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/creative-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9#participate

## Description
The provision of Creative Design Services to deliver content for marketing campaigns and our clients business needs within faculties.
One Contract to Provide:
- Art Working
Graphic layout from existing templates based on Ulster University brand guidelines.
- Brand Design
Concept creation of sub brand, logo or brand lock up, including research, mood boards, concepts presentation and finally delivery of brand with associated guidelines.
- Video
Producing story boards, on occasion scripts and managing logistics through to complete edit. Completing with captions, name plates and graphic cards. Where necessary producing and executing video content for cinema and TV including management of Clearcast, clocking and Peach upload.
- Photography
Capturing photographs of our buildings and facilities to artistically celebrate the investment in our students and in Northern Ireland. Creating content that is both aesthetically excellent as well as accurate.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79340000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,291,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/12/2025 to 20/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Creative Design Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Rapid Agency (NI) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:NI663439`
  - Value: £1,307,979 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 12/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Creative Design Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,307,979
  - Signed Date: 26/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061476-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-16T15:44:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T16:17:24.976Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a5a9