Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Nest Creative Services Overflow Studio Framework
Authority: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)
Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025
Lots 5see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsstarts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe want to establish Nest as a pension brand in the minds of our members and the working population likely to have a Nest pension at some point during their working lives.
To do this, we recognise that the role of our brand in our communications will become more important than ever.
We’ve already appointed a strategic brand partner and a production partner to help deliver brand distinctive assets and a brand campaign. We’re now looking to build up brand collateral in tools and templates and output delivered in partnership with our in-house creative team.
- No preliminary market engagement: not required as Nest is very aware of the market cosequently there was no need to develop its requirements
CPV: Advertising and marketing 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 5 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
prices by quoted rate cards
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Creative overflow studio for PowerPoint servicesAwardedPublished value£192,000
We’re looking for a specialist PowerPoint partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation, usage, storytelling, basic desktop publishing and ultimately designing our presentations and decks for success. We see this as the brand glue within our organisation that helps us present who we are both internally and externally.
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #2Creative overflow studio for Photography servicesAwardedPublished value£192,000
We’re looking for a photographic production service that can do more than just take stock photography of our members, or business to business customers, events and our staff. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we portray our members authentically, conveying a strong emotional connection. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #3Creative overflow studio for video servicesAwardedPublished value£192,000
We’re looking for a video production service that can do more than just your run of the mill corporate interview style video. We want a service which can embody our purpose - providing financial wellbeing for all - by thinking about how we capture strong emotional connections to our brand creating a video style that adapts for interviews, vox pops, member and business stories. We want you to act as our co-creators and collaborators helping and supporting us.
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #4Creative overflow studio for design servicesAwardedPublished value£192,000
We’re looking for specialist design partner who will act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide our template creation in tools like Creative suite and Canva and support us in setting up occasional prototyping layouts in Figma
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #5Creative overflow studio for content servicesAwardedPublished value£192,000
We’re looking for a specialist content partner that can act as our adviser, collaborator and co-creator, supporting and helping to guide the development and execution of our brand voice and tones of voice by customer journey, segment and channel.
- Value
- £192,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
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 · same split on all 5 lots
Published sub-criteria (6)
- meeting quality — 20%
- Quality of work — 20%
- account management — 10%
- resource management — 15%
- video — 20%
- rate cards — 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- meeting quality — Demonstrating how you could meet the criteria set out under each lot.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
TEN-2526-002- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523b5Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- nest is continuing to grow its Brand and advertising and our creative services needs could exceed the current estimated budget
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published23 May 2025, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award decision expected by370 days ago19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts359 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Lot | Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Creative overflow studio for PowerPoint services; 2 · Creative overflow studio for Photography services; 3 · Creative overflow studio for video services; 4 · Creative overflow studio for design services; 5 · Creative overflow studio for content services | supplier not published | — | 9 Jul 2025 | CancelledThe project requirements changed |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BSTUK12
- Published value updated14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BSTwas £800,000
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Deadline withdrawn14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Tender notice published23 May 2025, 15:23 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender