Official UK procurement notice
ID 6148332 - DFE - Consumer Council - Print and Design Management Services
Authority: Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Consumer Council for Northern Ireland sought to appoint a Supplier to provide and deliver all its graphic design, brand development, digital design and print service requirements. Suppliers were referred to the Specification Schedule for full details of the deliverables required under this contract. Following completion of the procurement process and the mandatory standstill period, the contract was awarded on 17th August 2026.
CPV: Graphic design services · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Services related to printing
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
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).
- AC1 - Proposed Team Experience: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 15 - as detailed in the tender documents.
- AC2 - Proposed Methodology: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 16.2 - as detailed in the tender documents.
- AC3 - Account Manager Experience: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 9.6 - as detailed in the tender documents.
- AC4 - Contract Management: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 9 - as detailed in the tender documents.
- AC5 - Social Value: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 10.2 - as detailed in the tender documents.
- AC6 - Total Contract Price: This is a scored criterion with a weighting of 40 - as detailed in the tender documents.
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
- 29 Apr 2026, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6148332- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039267- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068e26Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated
contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
29 Apr 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 14:40 BST
- Clarification questions by155 days ago20 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago29 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by128 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends69 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2026- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 14:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Aug 2026, 11:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2026, 11:05 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2026, 10:57 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The Foundation17 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2028 · up to 16 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 optional extensions of up to 12 months each | £700,000 | 3 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6148332 - DFE - Consumer Council - Print and Design Management Services · The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The Foundation
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Period
- 18 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2028 · up to 17 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 optional extensions of up to 12 months each
No agreed KPIs: Contract not above £5million threshold.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Service DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE PIERCE PARTNERSHIP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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