Notice Information
Notice Title
Print and design services
Notice Description
The aim of this tender is to appoint one or two companies to work in partnership with Connexus to produce high quality printing services and design services to support the strategic and operational communication needs of the business and promote the Connexus brand.
Lot Information
Print services
To provide both large scale lithographic and small-scale digital printing services across a number of different mediums and formats. To provide bulk mailing services with suitable ISO accreditations for managing and handling customer records and associated information. For provision of stock to come from sustainably managed forests and finishing processes/materials to be suitably environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Renewal: The contract will run for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for a further three years based on satisfactory annual performance reviews.
Design servicesTo provide illustration, graphic design, branding and design consultancy to help review and develop the Connexus brand. To design materials for use across multiple formats (print/digital) for day-to-day operations, campaigns, brand development work and product launches. Specially to provide web ready assets for use on the Connexus website and social networks. The ability to provide animated or video assets would be beneficial but not essential.
Renewal: The contract will run for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for a further three years based on satisfactory annual performance reviews.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ac6d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004597-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets
72413000 - World wide web (www) site design services
79800000 - Printing and related services
79810000 - Printing services
79820000 - Services related to printing
79822400 - Lithographic services
79822500 - Graphic design services
79824000 - Printing and distribution services
79933000 - Design support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £125,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CONNEXUS HOMES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Jo Maguire
- Contact Email
- josephine.maguire@connexus-group.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3332313233
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CRAVEN ARMS
- Postcode
- SY7 9BW
- Post Town
- Shrewsbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG22 Shropshire
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Shropshire
- Electoral Ward
- Church Stretton and Craven Arms
- Westminster Constituency
- South Shropshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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