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CSAC2314 Communications Design Agency

Official notice

Authority: CSA Catapult (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£174,000≈ £61k / year · £208,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025
Contract term 2 yrs 10 mostarts 9 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking to appoint a design agency that can provide creative, professional, and brand-aligned design services on a flexible basis.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newport:-Advertising-and-marketing-services./39DZKK2AUH

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/39DZKK2AUH

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Graphic design services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 2 yrs 10 moPublished value£174,000
Contract period: 9 Sept 2025 — 8 Jul 2028 (2 yrs 10 mo)Delivery: Wales
Value
£174,000 exc. VAT · £208,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services79342000 Marketing services79822500 Graphic design services

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: 160Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Criterion 2 — 80
  • Criterion 2 — 80
  • Criterion 1 — 20
  • Criterion 1 — 20

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference
CSAC2314
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesGraphic design servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559d0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
6 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    28 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts378 days ago
    9 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published336 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—16 Oct 2025CancelledScope of the requirement has changed significantly since the Tender was launched in July. My customers' intention is to redraft the spec and I can relaunch in January 2026.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTwas £174,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    20 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CSA Catapult

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGMN-6457-VHTX Innovation Centre, Celtic Way, Newport, Wales, NP10 8BE

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender