Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Creative Agencies Services
Authority: Liverpool John Moores University (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Framework ceiling (notional)£200,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Sept 2026
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLJMU has an internal design studio, however there is a requirement to use external designers at busy times throughout the year.
Working within LJMU brand guidelines we wish to establish a Framework of Creative Agencies/External Designers (approx. three agencies in total).
LJMU will require the Creative Agencies/ External Designers to:
- Provide design solutions for a variety of printed marketing communication material - leaflets, brochures, display stands etc.
- Provide graphics for use in digital advertising, including re-sizing existing artwork
- Revise existing marketing material
- create new graphics to support a specific campaign/project
This is a below threshold procurement exercise
CPV: Specialty design services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Nov 2026, There is no certainty if this will be required for over 4 years
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- no fees chargeable
Published description of the framework
Bidders to provide pricing for the life of the FW - 3 years + 1
Selection process once admitted to FW - Price and lead times
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: price , quality and social value
What this means for your bid
- “Framework Agreement for Creative Agencies Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Authority reference
LJMU 2610- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082637- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef80Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Appointment period ends
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · no fees chargeable
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 13:03 BST
- Clarification questions by37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends30 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 6 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 13:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications This is the LJMU e-tendering portal To access the docs please register, then you will be able to download Please do not make direct contact with the buyer via email or tel no, as we cannot respond
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender