Graphic Design and Print Services

Lot 1 – Graphic Design

We need an innovative graphic design supplier to provide a creative, responsive and flexible design resource to bring our brand to life. We want to create publications to engage with a wide range of stakeholders including tenants and colleagues.

The service comprises of the provision of print ready artwork, including, but not limited to the following:

• Newspaper
• Storyboards
• Annual review
• Direct marketing – leaflet/postcards
• Branding

In addition to this, the graphic design supplier will be required to:

• Work with us to deliver engaging ideas prior to development of design work.
• Develop publications and innovative communications tools.
• Ensure that all design is in-line with our current brand and corporate identity.
• Supply the original files for our purposes as and when required.
• Liaise with the appointed Print Supplier, if awarded the Graphic Design Lot only, at no extra cost.

Further information of the requirements of this Lot can be found in Appendix 1A – Graphic Design Specification

Lot 2 – Print

Ensuring everything we print is sustainable is a key priority for this Contract.

Everything we have printed in the last 3 years has been on FSC certified, carbon balanced paper. We have balanced through World Land Trust the equivalent of 889kg of carbon dioxide enabling World Land Trust to protect 170m2 of critically threatened tropical forest.

This ties into our commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and our sustainable planet aims, which are outlined in our corporate plan (available to view on our website).

The lot comprises of the provision of a print service, including, but not limited to the following:

• Newspapers
• Annual review
• Direct marketing – leaflet/postcards
• Staff gift pack
• Stationery – compliment slips, calling cards, corporate business cards, individual business cards, pre-paid envelopes.
• Rent increase booklet.

In addition to this, the print supplier will be required to:

• Provide expert advice on printing to staff to ensure that the most cost-effective processes are used to produce print jobs.
• Ensure everything we print is done in the most sustainable way to align with our corporate aims around sustainable planet.
• Fulfil and distribute, in the most cost-effective way, tenant newspapers and rent increase booklets to approximately 9000 tenants.
• Fulfil and distribute, in the most cost-effective way, other documents as and when required.
• Liaise with the appointed graphic design supplier, if awarded the print Lot only, at no extra cost.

Further information of the requirements of this Lot can be found in Appendix 1B – Print Specification