Official UK procurement notice
Creative Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Karbon Homes (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKarbon Homes are looking to appoint a supplier to support the development and delivery of high-quality creative, design and brand services, along with ad hoc photography and video production across the entirety of the Karbon Group. We're looking for an agency or studio with a deep understanding of our organisation, our values and audiences, and can bring our messaging to life through consistent, engaging and accessible design.
On a retained basis, the supplier with work closely with our in-house Communications and Marketing Team, as well as our Sales, Lettings and Customer Care Team, to deliver a range of in-house creative outputs across both print and digital services.
- Not divided into lots: Wish to remain with one supplier for consistency while delivering various branding and marketing for the group keeping with requirements.
CPV: Digital printing services · Print finishing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial Schedule: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Commercial Schedule
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 4 Feb 2026, 10:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 09:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
202507-GS138- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009802- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06467aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days on receipt of valid invoice with a PO.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Feb 2026 → 20 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 10:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline225 days ago11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by210 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends173 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published155 days ago20 May 2026, 09:14 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2026- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:09 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Apr 2026, 17:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 17:55 BST
- Contract signature expected15 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 May 2026, 09:14 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Works Design & Print Ltd18 May 2026 – 17 May 2031 · up to 17 May 2035Extensions: 2 x 24 month extensions | £1,197,000 | 21 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Creative Services · The Works Design & Print Ltd
- Signed
- 18 May 2026
- Value
- £1,170,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 22 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 24 month periods.
3 agreed KPIs: Creative Accuracy · Percent of concepts approved without major revision · Average turnaround time for revisions
- Creative Accuracy
- Percent of concepts approved without major revision
- Average turnaround time for revisions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE WORKS DESIGN AND PRINT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender