Official UK procurement notice
Design and Creative Services
Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract covers the provision of Design and Creative Services to support the London Borough of Barnet's integrated communications campaigns and day-to-day communications requirements. Services include creative development, graphic design, artwork, production management, brand management, and digital content support, ensuring consistent, high-quality communications across the Council's services and stakeholder audiences.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Design support services · Graphic design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£640,000
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)
- Technical Quality: 55%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Quality: Method statement que
- Social Value: Social Value Matrix
- Price: Pricing Schedule
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 09:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
979443412- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039045- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06010eFind a Tender
- Risks
•Change in legislation which has financial implications for contract delivery
•Supplier becoming an “Excluded Supplier”
•Supplier going insolvent/into administration, etc.
•Supplier no longer meeting PSQ criteria
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Jan 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published289 days ago7 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Market engagement267 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Supplier Engagement Event
- Date: 22/01/26
- Time: 14:00hrs - 15:00hrs
- Platform: MS Teams
Supplier Registration and Participation
Interested suppliers should confirm their participation in the Supplier Engagement via email to:
Please ensure email subject states: PME Creative & Design Services
by 15:00hrs 20 of January 2025.
To participate in this Pre-Market Engagement, suppliers are required to register on Barnet's procurement portal
londonbarnet.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Registration on the Central Digital Platform is not required at this stage for market engagement; however, it will be
necessary afterwards to be able to review a tender or submit a bid.
- Tender notice published178 days ago29 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Clarification questions by157 days ago19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline142 days ago3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by99 days ago16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 09:34 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 11:03 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST29 Apr 2026, 11:03 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 09:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2026, 09:34 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Impressions1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Subject to budget and performance | £640,000 | 11 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26final-stage tenders · 29 at stage one | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Good ImpressionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender