Official UK procurement notice
P-2413 Graphic Design Framework
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink uses a hybrid model to fulfil its graphic design requirements. It has an in-house design team and works with external specialist agencies including advertising, PR, communications and brand. Translink wishes to appoint two suppliers to a Framework Agreement for Graphic Design and Associated Services. Services will be commissioned on an ad-hoc basis and suppliers will be ranked on the framework based on their ranking as a result of the initial framework tender process. There is no guaranteed level of business. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
CPV: Graphic design services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 9 bids received (4.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 3 Jan 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£525,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Technical & professional ability
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “P-2413 Graphic Design Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Sept 2022, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Mar 2023, 15:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Oct 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006630- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036a29Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2022 → 22 Apr 2023 · 5 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
- Contract starts3 Jan 2023
- Notice published7 Mar 2023, 15:45 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until22 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Mar 2023, 15:45 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 7 Mar 2023
- Value
- £525,000
- Period
- … – 2 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Belfast High CourtReview body
- refer to Translink complaints processMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- DESIGN ETHOS LTDFramework contractor
- WHITENOISE DESIGN LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria