Award

Provision of Design & Publication Services

THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Apr 2023 at 09:23

Award Notice
Tender

06 Feb 2023 at 14:14

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has awarded a contract for the Provision of Design & Publication Services. The FRC, located in London, aims to set high standards of corporate governance, reporting, and audit. The tender, under the services category, had a value of £725,000 and a three-year contract period starting on 18th April 2023.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in design consultancy and printing services to work with the FRC. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. The FRC is looking for partners to provide design and publication services, emphasising quality, innovation, and industry expertise. Interested businesses can register their interest with the FRC's Head of Procurement via email.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Design & Publication Services

Notice Description

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. The purpose of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. Delivering on our purpose will bring a variety of benefits. Improved outcomes, created by each of our regulatory activities are shown in the circle; each of which can positively reinforce others in the circle and contribute to overall benefits for a wide range of stakeholders such as greater transparency, increased trust in UK markets and a lower cost of capital for companies. Our direct stakeholders include companies, institutional investors, auditors, actuaries, accountants and their respective professional bodies. Our indirect stakeholders include retail shareholders, suppliers, employees, customers, communities, pensioners and savers, and financial institutions, all of whom have an interest in the health of companies and other organisations within our existing and future regulatory scope and in the success of the UK corporate sector as a whole. THIS PROCUREMENT Since 2020 we have made great strides in creating an iconic brand that reflects our growing remit and responsibility as an effective regulator. In addition to creating high quality documents on an ongoing basis, we do intend to evolve further, looking for ways to innovate our existing content methods to improve them. Examples include exploring new layouts to make content more digestible, aligning better with accessibility standards, considering interactive PDF's or animation and so forth. We are keen to partner with an organisation that can help us take these next steps. Our requirement was to work with a quality focused external agency for our Design & Publication Services, and benefit from better practice industry knowledge and specialist expertise in designing assets and documents while supporting us with proof reading/content editing. The ideal organisation will provide stage-appropriate guidance on design-related matters. The services that we will require are grouped below: * Design and typesetting * Brand development * Guidelines support * Language services * Advisory THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. Additional information: THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. * This is a three year contract (with the option to extend for a further one year).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7809c63d-4742-4a6c-930c-ed0608336d07
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f55ead2-99de-4a4b-b6bb-542b7e04269a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£920,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£725,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Apr 20232 years ago
Contract Period
17 Apr 2023 - 17 Apr 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2Y 5AS
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Bassishaw
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ETC COMMUNICATIONS

Further Information

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